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| Date: | Wednesday 22 January 2003 |
| Time: | 21:27 |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1W |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 164589 |
| MSN: | 26288 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rio Grande River, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Bliss/El Paso, TX |
Collided with 165327 and crashed in Falcon State Park, close to Mexican border.
Cause: flying too close together and main rotor blades intermeshed.
Sources:
AFM MAR 2003/MAY 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2020 14:55 | TB | Added |
| 11-May-2021 13:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2021 16:29 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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