Incident Bell AH-1F Cobra N520FF,
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Date:Saturday 14 December 2019
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUCO model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell AH-1F Cobra
Owner/operator:Celebrate Freedom Foundation
Registration: N520FF
MSN: 20184
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE/KCAE), SC -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:-
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Vintage helicopter Bell AH-1 Cobra 'Annie' was substantially damaged when it was struck by a drunk driver at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE/KCAE), South Carolina

Ex N5627D, US Army 67-15520

Sources:

https://www.swlexledger.com/single-post/2019/12/17/Celebrate-Freedom-Foundation-helicopter-heavily-damaged-by-driver-charged-with-DUI

https://www.wltx.com/mobile/article/news/historic-annie-helicopter-damaged-by-drunk-driver/101-14a4e339-c24d-4cb7-9e69-153b893c85a9?fbclid=IwAR2i8KoJuHySojEI2r3-nXcL2tk8nf0YtrUAkXvHmEbGrDUGrtEsJ7RUEmY?
fbclid=IwAR2i8KoJuHySojEI2r3-nXcL2tk8nf0YtrUAkXvHmEbGrDUGrtEsJ7RUEmY
http://westmetronews.net/impaired-driver-hit-popular-celebrate-freedom-foundation-helicopter-causes-500000-in-damage/

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/95853_1498153506.jpg (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Dec-2019 09:24 Captain Adam Added
20-Dec-2019 10:34 RobertMB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]

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