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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58D Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 70-15574 |
| MSN: | 41125 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wetteraukreis -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after underflying power cable during exercise "Reforger 78".
Sources:
http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
Hamburger Abendblatt 21 September 1978, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 17-Apr-2015 14:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Apr-2025 08:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Apr-2025 10:28 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 25-Apr-2025 16:39 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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