ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175413
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 10 mi N of Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp Garry Owen, South Korea |
| Camp Casey, Dongducheon, South Korea | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 22 February 1973: hit several trees, rolled into a ravine and caught fire about 10 miles North of Uijongbu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The three crew were killed, along with two South Korean civilian boys (aged 12 and 19) on the ground, and 4 more children were injured.
The three crew members that were killed were later named in contemporary press reports as WO1 Barnett Maisel [Pilot], CPT Thomas E. Karstens, and CPT Victor N. Stitze
Sources:
1. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
2. https://www.vhpa.org/DAT/datM/G61579.HTM
3. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/dmz/p_dmz_army_aircraft_postwar_deaths.htm
ABC (Madrid) 24 February 1973, p45
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2015 15:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Apr-2015 15:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Mar-2016 18:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
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