ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76815
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 23-JAN-1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bell AH-1S Cobra |
| Operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 68-17092 |
| C/n / msn: | 20820 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Habichsthal/Frammersbach -
 Germany
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
"The helicopter flew over once lengthwise over the village. Behind him a large cloud of smoke. He then attempted an emergency landing on the hill above the village, but in doing so he flew into the hillside and exploded. An inmate could just jump off before, but was killed by the rotor. The other man was burned on the seat. Until today 2011, some small parts of the helicopter can be found."
Sources:
Scramble
Flight International 16 May 1987, p38
"An eyewitness and villagers."
The red circle marks the crash siteRevision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov--0001 00:00 | ASN Archive | |
| 21-Nov-2010 13:43 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2011 13:20 | 217.228.66.21 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2011 03:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2011 03:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 09:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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