ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76828
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 December 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58 Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | 'B' Company, 1/123 Aviation Battllion, US Army |
| Registration: | 70-15586 |
| MSN: | 41137 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 100 yards offshore, near Fort Amador, Bay of Panama -
 Panama
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 20 December 1989: this helicopter and a AH-1 Huey Cobra were providing air support during air assault at Fort Amador during Operation "Just Cause". The OH-58 Kiowa received small arms fire from Panama Defense Forces and it crashed in the Bay of Panama about 100 yards from shore.
Of the two crew, one was killed, and one was seriously injured. Contemporary press reports named the sole fatality as WO1 Andrew P. Porter (one of 18 US Army fatalities during Operation "Just Cause")
Sources:
1. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
2. Photo of wreckage: http://www.armyaircrews.com/images/footage/122089_oh58.jpg
3. http://articles.latimes.com/1989-12-28/news/mn-1553_1_seal
4. http://www.operationjustcause.us/casualties.html
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1970.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 17-Apr-2015 13:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2016 19:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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