ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152540
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| Date: | Thursday 7 December 1972 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa (206A) |
| Owner/operator: | HQ 3 Brigade, US Army |
| Registration: | 69-16247 |
| MSN: | 40468 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vogelsberg mountains, Upper Hessen, 5 km N of Schotten -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schotten (Hessen) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 7 December 1972: crashed and exploded in the Vogelsberg Mountains area near Schotten, Hessen, approximately 36 miles North East of Frankfurt, during exercise "Caravan I" after hitting the tops of trees up to 45 ft tall. Wreckage not found until 13 December 1972 (six days later).
Pilot killed: pilot named in contemporary press reports as CW2 Richard A. Steiner
Sources:
1. Hamburger Abendblatt 12.12.1972, p16/13.12.1972, p36
2. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
3. https://www.vhpa.org/DAT/datS/G62104.HTM_
4. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=4935508
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1969.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2013 12:20 | TB | Added |
| 22-Aug-2013 10:34 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 15-Apr-2015 14:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2015 14:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Apr-2015 14:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 12:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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