ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143904
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 February 2012 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1W Super Cobra |
| Owner/operator: | HMLA-469 USMC |
| Registration: | 160107 |
| MSN: | 29135 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Yuma, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Seven marines were killed when two helicopters collided in mid-air during a night flight exercise on February the 22nd near Yuma, AZ.
Sources:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/copter-collision-kills-7-marines-near-yuma-ariz-150003567.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/02/23/7-marines-dead-in-helicopter-crash.htmlutm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2012 10:24 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 24-Feb-2012 10:41 | RW-018 | Updated [Registration, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2012 16:19 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2012 17:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 28-Feb-2012 11:59 | mhab | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2013 06:30 | krasatpi | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 11-Feb-2020 16:51 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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