Taiwan Grounds S-70C Fleet Following Crash

Sikorsky Black Hawk
Credit: Lockheed Martin
SINGAPORE—The Taiwan Navy has grounded all of its Sikorsky S-70C(M) helicopter fleet after one crashed at Zuoying Naval Base on June 22, leaving four injured, including one critically. Navy Chief of Staff Chiang Cheng-kuo said preliminary reports point to a tail rotor failure. Photos circulating...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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