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| Date: | Friday 17 January 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1S Cobra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 67-15658 |
| MSN: | 20322 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Marktredwitz/Leutendorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Mid-air collision between two US Army helicopters, a Bell OH-58C Kiowa (72-21304) and a Bell AH-1S Cobra (67-15658). Pilot died a few days later.
Sources:
Hamburger Abenblatt 24.1.1986, p20
http://www.armyaircrews.com/cobra.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 21-Nov-2010 13:42 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2011 14:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2013 12:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2013 08:53 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, ] |
| 05-Apr-2013 08:58 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2013 18:29 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2014 06:30 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2018 10:36 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 20-Apr-2018 19:44 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 25-Apr-2025 16:52 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 25-Apr-2025 16:56 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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