ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76931
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| Date: | Sunday 24 February 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58D Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | E Company, 2-101st Avn, US Army |
| Registration: | 86-08929 |
| MSN: | 41988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dhahran, Eastern Province -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| 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 |
Rebuilt from OH-58A 72-21322. Written off (destroyed) 24 February 1991: CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) in dense fog, during combat operations as part of "Operation Desert Storm". Pilot - 2nd Lt Gary Stethens - injured, observer - 1st Lt. Michael Klee - injured.
Sources:
1. Flight International 13-19 May 1992 p.26 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1992/1992%20-%201222.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1986.html
3. http://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/other/losses.html
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1972.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 24-Oct-2010 14:37 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2015 23:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2016 00:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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