ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152541
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| Date: | Monday 11 June 1973 |
| Time: | 11:37 LT |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1G Cobra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 70-16049 |
| MSN: | 20993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Giebelstadt AAF -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Giebelstadt AAF |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit the ground with the tail and crashed while making aerobatics during display at Giebelstadt airfield. Four spectators killed.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 12 June 1973, p22
BFU NX0007/73
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2013 12:38 | TB | Added |
| 28-Mar-2013 22:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source] |
| 22-Aug-2013 10:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 01-Mar-2018 14:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 14-Dec-2018 13:26 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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