Incident Bell UH-1N Iroquois 159680,
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Date:Wednesday 22 October 2003
Time:20:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic B212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell UH-1N Iroquois
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 159680
MSN: 31686
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Twentynine Palms EAF, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on landing during a simutated troop insertion. Pilot badly injured. Other three unhurt. While flying in a loose formation, the N°2 helicopter, became enveloped in dust cloud generated by the lead helicopter, which initiating a go-around because of the dusty conditions.

Sources:

Scramble 295
AFM DEC 2003/MAR 2004

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Nov-2013 16:26 TB Updated [Operator, Country, Narrative]
04-Feb-2021 15:03 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
18-May-2021 12:39 TB Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative]

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