Narrative:
Beechcraft RC-12N Huron reconnaissance plane was destroyed when it crashed on Ossabaw Island, GA, USA, killing both pilots.
The airplane belonged to the 224th Military Intelligence Battallion stationed at Hunter Army Airfield.
» Aviation Letter 375
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 16 April 1997 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft RC-12N Huron (A200CT Super King Air) |
| Operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 89-0272 |
| MSN: | FE-18 |
| First flight: | 1990 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ossabaw Island, GA ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Savannah-Hunter AFB, GA (SVN/KSVN), United States of America |
| Savannah-Hunter AFB, GA (SVN/KSVN), United States of America |
Beechcraft RC-12N Huron reconnaissance plane was destroyed when it crashed on Ossabaw Island, GA, USA, killing both pilots.
The airplane belonged to the 224th Military Intelligence Battallion stationed at Hunter Army Airfield.
Sources:
» The Fort Scott Tribune - Apr 18, 1997» Aviation Letter 375
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