ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140388
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Date: | Monday 12 December 2011 |
Time: | 20:00 LT |
Type: | Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior |
Owner/operator: | 16 Cavalry Air Brigade, US Army |
Registration: | 97-00125 |
MSN: | 43407 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | SW training area of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, WA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Joint Base Lewis-McChord - KTCM |
Destination airport: | Joint Base Lewis-McChord - KTCM |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters crashed after 20:00 hours in an aviation training area SW of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) during a training flight approx 2 miles south of Spurgeon Creek Road Southeast and Rainier Road Southeast. Pilot, ATC and comm issues were all factors that led to mid-air crash. It is not yet clear at the moment whether the helicopters collided or crashed separately.
The two crew members of each helicopter were killed. Some sources reported that there were also two injuries.
Sources:
1.
http://buffalonews.com/wire-feeds/24-hour-national-news/article670592.ece 2.
http://www.kptv.com/story/16310573/military-base-investigates-report-of-chopper-crash 3.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16155159 4.
http://www.khq.com/story/16310579/joint-base-lewis-mcchord-personnel-investigating-military-helicopter-crash 5.
http://www01.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/dec/12/us-mcchord-helicopter-report/?hpap 6.
http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html 7.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1997.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Dec-2011 02:45 |
RobertMB |
Added |
13-Dec-2011 08:25 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Narrative] |
27-Aug-2016 20:29 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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