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| Date: | Thursday 19 October 1972 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Cavary Regiment, US Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guadalupe Pass, Culberson County, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Enid, Oklahoma |
Written off (destroyed) 9 October 1972; One of three OH-58 Kiowa helicopters carrying personnel on a recruiting mission to Enid, Oklahoma. Helicopter crashed at approximately 14:00 hours local time, just north of Guadalupe Pass, Culberson County, Texas (at approximate co-ordinates 31°51′39″N 104°49′18″W), after encountering bad weather. Two persons on board killed: later named in contemporary press reports as CW2 Stephen C. Schlag [Pilot] and P4 James D. Porter [CE]
Sources:
1. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
2. https://www.vhpa.org/DAT/datS/G62003.HTM
3. http://www.thebattleofkontum.com/rosters/htroopao.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2015 13:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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