ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138610
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| Date: | Monday 19 September 2011 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1W Super Cobra |
| Owner/operator: | HMLAT-303 / USMC |
| Registration: | 161015 |
| MSN: | 26942 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Fallbrook, close to MCAS Camp Pendleton - KNFG, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Camp Pendleton - KNFG |
| MCAS Camp Pendleton - KNFG | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Bell AH-1W Super Cobra (161015 / QT-451) of USMC HMLAT-303 / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing that went down during a training exercise near Fallbrook, close to MCAS Camp Pendleton (KNFG), CA, killed two Marines and set off a two-acre brush fire on the base on Monday.
Base firefighters were battling the blaze two hours after the 1 p.m. accident involving the twin-engine, two-seat attack helicopter, a Marine statement said.
Sources:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/sep/19/two-dead-helicopter-crash-camp-pendleton/
https://www.10news.com/news/2-killed-in-camp-pendleton-helicopter-crash-identified
http://www.cbs8.com/story/15498875/military-helicopter-crashes-in-north-county
http://dailymail.com/News/NationandWorld/201109193313
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/2/6/3/0651362.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2011 00:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Sep-2011 01:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2011 01:39 | RW-018 | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2011 05:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2011 06:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2013 06:30 | krasatpi | Updated [Narrative] |
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