ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76898
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| Date: | Thursday 30 November 1989 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58C Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 70-15397 |
| MSN: | 40948 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi from Effeldorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft crashed on night of November 30 1989 less than 1 mile from small town of Effeldorf (a district of the city Dettelbach in Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen) West Germany, during single ship Nigh Vision Goggles training, hitting the top guide wire on a 350 feet set of power lines. Of the two crew on board, one - CW2 Gregg J. Plympton [Pilot] - was killed. THe un-named Air Observer was injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1970.html
2. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 16-Apr-2016 19:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2016 19:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2018 12:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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