Incident Bell AH-1W SuperCobra ,
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Date:Wednesday 5 March 2014
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUCO model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell AH-1W SuperCobra
Owner/operator:USMC
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:off Okinawa, Japan -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An AH-1W SuperCobra of 31st MEU, US Marine Corps broke the right skid upon landing to a landing ship during a night training. It leaned to right, but no injury is reported.
The location of the accident is possibly on the Pacific ocean, since the accident AH-1W was carried to White Beach Naval Facility located Uruma city, Okinawa, but it may be on the East China sea.

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140306/k10015774981000.html]
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20140306-00001041-yom-soci_

Revision history:

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