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| Date: | Thursday 7 June 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell/Dornier UH-1D Iroquois (205A-1) |
| Owner/operator: | HTG 64 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 71+54 |
| MSN: | 8214 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dieblich/Mosel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| campsite |
Wire strike during SAR mission in the Mosel valley near Kobern. "SAR Koblenz 73" crashed onto the embarkment of the Mosel river. Pilot killed, co-pilot, emergency doctor and a paramedic seriously injured. A second died later.
Sources:
Deister-und Weserzeitung 8 June 1990, p1 (photo)
https://www.helis.com/database/accidents/?org=7
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bell_UH1D.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2008 01:32 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Jul-2010 13:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2010 13:14 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2010 06:50 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2010 09:32 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jul-2012 11:58 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, ] |
| 31-Dec-2019 22:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jun-2025 19:09 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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