ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59816
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| Date: | Thursday 13 November 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | US Naval Air Test Centre |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ridge, 10 miles S of Patuxent River NAS, Maryland -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent River NAS, Maryland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) in a test flying accident on 13 November 1980: crashed near Ridge during a test pilot training mission. Crew was on autorotative flying qualities demo flight when contact was lost. Indications that Main Rotor and Tail Rotor blades departed before impact.
Both crew on board were killed: contemporary newspaper reports name the two fatalities as Commander Larry Ammerman (USN) (instructor pilot) and David Baker
Sources:
1. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2009 23:33 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 17-Apr-2015 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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