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| Date: | Thursday 16 July 2020 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of China Army |
| Registration: | 616 |
| MSN: | 44117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hsinchu Air Base (HSZ/RCPO) -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Hsinchu Airport (HSZ/RCPO) |
The helicopter crashed during landing. Both crew members died.
Sources:
www.focustaiwan.tw
https://defpost.com/taiwan-army-oh-58d-helicopter-crashes-at-hsinchu-airbase-during-han-kuang-exercise/
http://www.taiwanairpower.org/army/oh58d.html
http://www.taiwanairpower.org/army/oh58d/616.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
Taiwan Army Aviation OH-58D crashed during landing. Read more at https://t.co/5NufLHlJ2n (photos Reinier Schreurs and https://t.co/nWPiJ7kzAc)#avgeek #militaryaviation #helicopter #RepublicofChinaArmy #TaiwanArmy #BellHelicopters #OH58D #KiowaWarrior #601stCRG #crash pic.twitter.com/XxYu3Bp95E
— Scramble (@scramble_nl) July 16, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2020 09:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jul-2020 09:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 09:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 12:46 | sinfu2a | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 13:20 | sinfu2a | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 13:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2020 06:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2021 06:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
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