ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76931
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Date: | Sunday 24 February 1991 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bell OH-58D Kiowa |
Owner/operator: | E Company, 2-101st Avn, US Army |
Registration: | 86-08929 |
MSN: | 41988 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dhahran, Eastern Province -
Saudi Arabia
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dhrhran, Saudi Arabia (DHR/OEDR) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Rebuilt from OH-58A 72-21322. Written off (destroyed) 24 February 1991: CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) in dense fog, during combat operations as part of "Operation Desert Storm". Pilot - 2nd Lt Gary Stethens - injured, observer - 1st Lt. Michael Klee - injured.
Sources:
1. Flight International 13-19 May 1992 p.26 at
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1992/1992%20-%201222.html 2.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1986.html 3.
http://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/other/losses.html 4.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1972.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2010 14:30 |
ASN Archive |
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24-Oct-2010 14:37 |
harro |
Updated [Total fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
15-Apr-2015 23:59 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
26-Apr-2016 00:55 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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