What the records say
- When
- 1 Aug 1977
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 34.17° N, 118.48° W
- Description
- crash killing Francis Gary Powers
- Deaths
- 2
1977 Encino helicopter crash
Helicopter crash killing Francis Gary Powers
On August 1, 1977, a Bell 206 news helicopter piloted by Francis Gary Powers ran out of fuel and crashed into a field near Encino, Los Angeles, California, killing Powers and the aircraft's only passenger, cameraman George Spears.
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