ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76938
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58D Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | 11th Air Cavalry, US Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Frankfurt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 20 September 1978: crashed near Frankfurt while on a flight during the "Certain Shield" exercises after striking a telephone cable. Of the two crew, one was killed, and the other seriously injured. Contemporary press reports named the sole fatality as CW2 Robert Steven Kulisek [Pilot].
Sources:
1. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
2. https://www.vhpa.org/DAT/datK/G61433.HTM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 17-Apr-2015 14:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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