ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48764
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Date: | 20-JUL-1992 |
Time: | |
Type: |  Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey |
Owner/operator: | Bell Helicopter Textron |
Registration: | 163914 |
C/n / msn: | 90004 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Potomac River, DC -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Eglin AFB, FL |
Destination airport: | Quantico MCAS, VA |
Narrative:A leaking flammable fluid was ingested into the right hand intake, causing the aircraft to drop into the Potomac River in front of an audience of Congressmen and other government officials at Quantico. Three USMC and 4 civilian personnel aboard.
Prototype no 4.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-22_Osprey http://www.helis.com/database/cn/1335/ http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Osprey/V_22_Osprey.htm http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/investigations/V-22%2020%20JUL%201992.pdf
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Apr-2010 02:22 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
09-Apr-2010 02:56 |
TB |
Updated [Destination airport] |
09-Apr-2010 07:12 |
TB |
Updated [Operator] |
18-Jan-2016 19:00 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |