FAUSNIGHT DAVID W

CW2 David W. Fausnight was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 07/08/1996 at the age of 49.4 from A/C accident
Canton, OH
Flight Class 70-3
Date of Birth 02/05/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with C/2/17 CAV 101 ABN in 70-71
Call sign in Vietnam CONDOR 22
This information was provided by Malcolm W. Jones, Aviation Digest.

More detail on this person: Crashed while flying a 1975 Bell JetRanger near Salem, OH. Toxicology test indicated Fausnight was intoxicated when his aircraft crashed in northeast Ohio killing all five people aboard. Although not formally diagnosed, it is widely believed that Mr. Fausnight was a victim of PTSD resulting from his service in Vietnam.

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024