NISWONGER NORMAN E

CW2 Norman E Niswonger was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 12/15/1979 at the age of 31.1 from A/C accident
Dayton, OH
Flight Classes 69-33 and 69-31
Date of Birth 11/12/1948
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 192 AHC in 69-70
This information was provided by Roger Mitchell, 7th & 6th Reunion, Eric B Williams

More detail on this person: Pilot Normam Niswonger, 31, of Piqua, was killed Saturday (12/15/79) when the shaft driving the tail rotor of his helicopter snapped and his craft plunged to the ground out of control. NISWONGER was president of Helitractor Corp., which leased the copter to WHIO-TV of Dayton.

NTSB accident report is at http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/1980/A80_9_10.pdf The tail boom separated from the helicopter due to stress cracks.

Had tail rotor failure in Ohio and flew aircraft into ground to avoid houses.

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024