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Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:35 am

Phoenix FOX affiliate KSAZ-10 is reporting that an AH-1 Cobra helicopter belonging to the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation crashed at the Coolidge Municipal Airport in Coolidge, Arizona, earlier this week. The two crew members aboard were not injured:

Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Anthony

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:14 am

Glad the crew was okay

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:03 am

Video well worth watching about the film crew.......... Funny....

Mark H

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:33 am

Footage of the crash:
Amazing they made it out alive, considering how hard they hit!
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/m ... /1.1236259

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:15 pm

I saw that in the FAA daily incident report...I figured it was a fire fighting or external lift AH -1.

Glad the crew is okay.

The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation has been selling off some stuff in recent years, anyone know more about the organization?

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:24 pm

JohnB wrote:The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation has been selling off some stuff in recent years, anyone know more about the organization?


John-

More information about the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation is available at their website here.

Anthony

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:02 pm

Gahhh! Aren't there only about five AH-1 Cobras in private hands? I've very pleased that the occupants are unhurt. Likewise I hope there are enough spares available for someone to get the bird airborne again before it goes to the scrapper or is absorbed back into the governement's black hole.

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:01 pm

Army Aviation has 5 flyable and about 10 more in storage. They've thinned the ranks out a bit, but still have plenty of aircraft. This is one of the Cobras they received from the Army.

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:02 pm

I would be interested to read the synopsis of this mishap....I fail to see anything of the tail rotor prior to impact, pretty rough terrain for a running landing God was surely with them in this case.

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:34 pm

Preliminary Accident & Incident Data from the FAA indicates a hydraulic failure.

Anthony

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:49 pm

Video of crash

http://vimeo.com/37842083

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:37 pm

holy crapskY!

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:21 pm

Is that the one that was for sale on Courtesy?

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:52 pm

Is that the one that was for sale on Courtesy?


No, the one for sale is a G model.

Re: Historic Helicopter Goes Down in Coolidge

Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:28 am

maxum96 wrote:Video of crash

http://vimeo.com/37842083



In my opinion, it is simply unreal how fortunate these two aviators were. It's so awesome to see them standing next to the wreck with what seems like not a scratch on them. Wow.
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