ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76900
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| Date: | Friday 7 September 1990 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58C Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | US Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 71-20835 |
| MSN: | 41696 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dhahran, Eastern Province -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dhrhran, Saudi Arabia (DHR/OEDR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 7-9-1990: Flew into sand dune at night whilst on a sortie from King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Pilot may have suffered from spatial disorientation. The two crew survived with minor injuries
Sources:
1. Flight International 8-14 May 1991 p.46 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%201202.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1971.html
3. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/32722/
4. www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/other/losses.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 01-Dec-2010 13:25 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2016 21:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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