ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175417
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 May 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Toro, Santa Rosa Mountains, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Monterey, California |
| Salias, California | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 15 May 1973: crashed and burned on Mount Toro,Santa Rosa Mountain Range. California, 15 miles (24 km) south of Palm Springs, between Monterey and Salinas while on a routine training flight. The pilot (the sole person on board) was killed. Contemporary press reports named the sole fatality as 1st Lt Bruce M. Donnelly.
Sources:
1. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
2. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=43272575
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2015 15:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Jul-2023 02:28 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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