ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48765
Last updated: 20 November 2020
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| Date: | 11-JUN-1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey |
| Owner/operator: | Bell Helicopter Textron |
| Registration: | 163915 |
| C/n / msn: | 90005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wilmington, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | New Castle County Airport, DE |
The left nacelle struck the ground while the aircraft was hovering 15 feet in the air, causing it to bounce and catch fire.
Sources:
Flight International 19-25 June 1991
http://www.g2mil.com/v22_crash.jpg
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Osprey/V_22_Osprey.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2010 01:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase] |
| 09-Apr-2010 07:12 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jan-2016 19:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2016 19:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2017 19:52 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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