Date: 01-MAR-2012
Time: 12:00 LT
Type: Bell AH-1F Cobra
Operator: Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Museum Inc.
Registration: N197LE
C/n / msn: 22345
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Near Coolidge Municipal Airport - P08, Coolidge, AZ -United States of America![]()
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature: Photo/air-to-air
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
While taking part in the filming of "Top Gear-Korea", a Bell AH-1F Cobra helicopter, N197LE, experienced an hydraulic failure and impacted desert terrain just east of Coolidge Municipal Airport - P08, Coolidge, Arizona. The helicopter sustained substantial damage.
The two occupants on board were not injured.
Note:
The helicopter is registered by the FAA with its former military serial 83-24197 as c/n.