PASQUARELLO JOHN J

WO1 John J. Pasquarello was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 05/19/1978 at the age of 31.5 (Exact date not known.) from plane crash
Flight Classes 67-21 and 67-19
Date of Birth 11/04/1946
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 92 AHC in 68-69
This information was provided by Jim Koch, SSN deceased search

More detail on this person: 73-21650 crashed into the Housatonic River near the Stratford plant at 9:10 a.m., Friday, 19 May 1978, killing all three Sikorsky employees on board, pilots Albert M. King, Jr., John J. Pasquarello, and flight engineer John Marshall. During routine maintenance an airspeed sensor for the all-flying tailplane had been disconnected. As the Black Hawk transitioned from hover to forward flight, the all-flying tailplane remained in the hover position and forced the helicopter's nose to pitch down to the point that recovery was impossible.

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