ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146155
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 June 2012 |
| Time: | 10:57 LT |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58 Kiowa Warrior |
| Owner/operator: | 1st Sqn, 17th Cavalry Regmnt, 82nd CAB, US Army/ISAF |
| Registration: | 93-00969 |
| MSN: | 43355 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Qarah Bagh, Ghazni Province, Eastern Afghanistan -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
OH-58D(R) 93-00969 Call Sign FOX 57 of F Troop 1/17 Cavalry (Attached 3/82 Aviation Battn): aircraft was shot down by enemy fire in Qarah Bagh, Ghazni province while providing air support. According contemporary press reports:
"The NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan says two of its troops have died in a helicopter crash in the eastern part of the country. The pair were later named as Capt. Scott P. Pace, 33, of Brawley, California and Lt. Mathew G. Fazzari, 25, of Walla Walla, Washington
It was not immediately clear whether Taliban insurgents downed the helicopter or if it suffered a mechanical malfunction in the crash on June 6, 2012.
Other reports indicate that the reconnaissance helicopter was indeed shot down by Taliban insurgents.
A senior U.S. defense official at the Pentagon said two American pilots were killed in the crash in Ghazni province. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose details of the crash, said there was no indication of enemy activity in the area at the time."
Sources:
1. http://www.rferl.org/content/two-nato-troops-killed-in-afghan-helicopter-crash/24605702.html
2. http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2012/06/06/report-two-americans-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan/aa8boi1/
3. http://fox6now.com/2012/06/06/u-s-helicopter-believed-shot-down-in-afghanistan-2-killed/
4. https://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116650
5. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nato-afghanistan-helicopter-crash-kills-2-troops/
6. http://abc11.com/archive/8694360/
7. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
8. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1993.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2012 07:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jun-2012 10:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2012 10:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2012 10:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Jun-2012 12:22 | OldGordy | Updated [Time] |
| 09-Sep-2012 22:02 | krasatpi | Updated [Time, Damage] |
| 28-Dec-2012 06:23 | rvargast17 | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2015 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2016 20:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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