ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76959
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 May 2003 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 94-00163 |
| MSN: | 48414 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Al Asad -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Helicopter took off from forward arming and refuelling point and entered its own dust cloud, pilot lost all visual references, and landed. Examination showed no visible damage, took off again. Same thing happened, but this time the helo landed hard, main rotor severed the tailboom and helo rolled onto its side. One crew injured.
Sources:
Scramble 311
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1994.html
AFM NOV 2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 22-Mar-2013 01:33 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2021 14:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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