ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76859
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| Date: | Thursday 15 March 1990 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | A Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation, US Army |
| Registration: | 70-15624 |
| MSN: | 41175 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Changhowon, 37 miles S of Seoul -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Desteroyed March 15, 1990 in a Night wire strike near Changhowon, 37 miles S of Seoul, South Korea. Both occupants survived. According to a contemporary news report (see link #3):
"U.S. ARMY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA
AP , Associated Press
Mar. 16, 1990 1:35 AM ET
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AP) A U.S. Army helicopter crashed after hitting a power line during the annual U.S.-South Korea joint training exercise, Team Spirit, but no one was hurt, the 2nd U.S. Infantry Division reported today.
Officials said the OH-58 observation helicopter was carrying only two pilots when it crashed Thursday night near Changhowon, 37 miles south of Seoul.
They said both pilots were wearing night vision enhancement equipment. The helicopter, belonging to A Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation, was destroyed, they added. No further details were given. The United States and South Korea began the two-week Team Spirit military exercises Tuesday. About 19,000 U.S. troops joined the 43,000 American soldiers stationed in South Korea for the exercises."
Sources:
1. Flight International 8-14 May 1991
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1970.html
3. https://apnews.com/3918390c0248f65d1f9efea12a0833ce
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 01-Dec-2010 13:10 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2015 17:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2016 19:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2016 19:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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