ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76813
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| Date: | Monday 11 March 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1S Cobra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 68-15045 |
| MSN: | 20579 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Finthen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed during a night training mission under NVG just south of Finthen AAF while on GCA. Cause of crash was determined to be Kaman blade separation. Spar separated from honeycomb section of the blade causing the blade to cut off the T/B.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.armyaircrews.com/cobra.html
USAF Directory 2021/22
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 22-Jun-2015 05:27 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location] |
| 03-Dec-2018 20:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative] |
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