Mid-air collision Accident Bell AH-1W 164589,
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Date:Wednesday 22 January 2003
Time:21:27
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUCO model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell AH-1W
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 164589
MSN: 26288
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Rio Grande River, TX -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fort Bliss/El Paso, TX
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with 165327 and crashed in Falcon State Park, close to Mexican border.

Cause: flying too close together and main rotor blades intermeshed.

Sources:

AFM MAR 2003/MAY 2004

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Dec-2020 14:55 TB Added
11-May-2021 13:54 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
29-May-2021 16:29 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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