ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154890
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 April 2013 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army B Co / 1-104 ARB, PA ArNG (ISAF) |
| Registration: | 09-05636 |
| MSN: | PVD636 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gera Khel area at Pechigram distrrict, Nangarhar province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed. Two servicemen were killed in the accident. The US DOD and Pennsylvania National Guard identified the pilots on April 15th as CWO3 Matthew P. Ruffner, 34 of Tafford, PA and CWO2 Jarett M. Yoder of Mohnton, PA.
Both were assigned to B Company,1-104th ARB, PA Army National Guard part of the 28th CAB who were attached to the active-duty 101st ACB for OEF XIII
On a two-ship mission "Gun 23" crashed due to a suspected catastrophic failure of the main rotor system.
Sources:
https://www.khaama.com/nato-helicopter-crash-in-nangarhar-province-of-afghanistan-1572/
https://www.newsday.com/news/world/afghanistan-helicopter-crash-kills-2-nato-troops-1.5035002
http://armyaircrews.com/apache.html
US Army Flightfax (May 2013) "Mishap Review: AH-64D Day Reconnaissance"
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2013 00:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Apr-2013 00:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Time, Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2013 01:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2013 05:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2013 04:17 | Roberto | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 11-Apr-2013 08:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage] |
| 07-Mar-2020 18:23 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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