SGT Floyd Smith [CE] SP5 Edward E. Poindexter CP injured. The impact scattered debris for about 100 yds, and the tail section and engine were separated from the fuselage. During hover before takeoff, pilot was making a pedal turn and was blinded by landing light being switched on, lost ground reference and control of A/C and crashed at approx 1800 hrs in the upper Ship Creek Valley at Ft Richardson. #69-15319 CPT William L. Allen [CP] UH-1H SP4 John V. Jones [CE]. A/C crashed and burned in heavy woods during a training mission on Ft Benning. UH-1 CPT Laurence R. Sexton [MP] SPC James C. Bolinger [CE]. 1 injured. 101 AVN Medevac acft crashed and burned at Salt Lake City International Airport at approx 2146 hours on the Army's portion of the airport's west ramp. CPT Walter M. Parke Sr [P] UH-1M WOC William L. Nutt [SP] CW2 Eular M. Young [P] T/B hit the tops of some trees, knocking off the T/R and 90 deg gearbox, collective was increased and A/C began spin to the right. CW2 Ronald R. Kennedy [P] At 1550' AGL, A/C appeared to resume level flight attitude, lost fwd airspeed and entered flat right spin, stopped spinning at 500' AGL and fell vertically into Lake Ilopango and immediately sank to depth of 200'. [Need Tail#] Approx 2 min after takeoff, 4nm NW of airfield, A/C struck an 80' tree, 59' above the ground and traveled another 345' as it descended through a heavily wooded area, striking several more trees before ground impact. P & 5 PAX injured. A/C crashed 25 miles SE of Boise near Danskin Peak while flying NOE. A/C was performing gun manuevers when excessive attitudes combined with CG issues due to fuel load in ferry tank, caused the mast to shear. UH-1H The A/C struck the tail rotor and crashed on top of Wilson. Wreckage was not found until 2300 hrs and investigation determined that A/C crashed in a left climbing turn of 32 deg into a 35 deg mountainside at an elevation of 1150'. SGT Dallas R. Cooper. SGT Constancio Nacua [Need Tail#] B/122 ENG BN (SC ARNG) #66-0572 A/C from Ft Carson was on a SAR shortly before noon while ferrying searchers to look for the remains of a man stranded by a Christmas Eve plane crash, when engine and rotor rpm bled off during approach to LZ. UH-1D CW2 Howard W. Blanton Jr [P] [Need A/C Unit] A/C crashed 4 mi NW of Pembroke while on a routine training mission from Ft Stewart. WO1 Neil G. Paulson [P] WO1 Richard T. Block [P] weather radar naples, fl 34112; scott black natasha ryan today; captain walker inn provincetown; army aircrews huey. CIV Jules W. Des Jardins A/C crashed shortly after takeoff at 0500 hours from Hohenfels AAF near Nuremberg, during a routine flight over the Hohenfels 1/325 ABN WO1 Danny Richard Little [P] A/C was attempting a mountain peak landing and at approx 150' above landing site, rotor RPM dropped to 6400. B/38 AVN BDE (IN ARNG) SP4 Donald G. Van Dyke CW2 Gary C. Nistler [P] SGT James R. Teel [CE] LTC William L. Smith. AB-412 Grifone Italian Army, Carabinieri, SAR, civilian variant. A/C crashed during training flight from Hunter AAF approx 5 miles NE of Rincon. At an altitude of 15-20' AGL and very slow airspeed, the A/C pitched nose up and climbed to 50-60', rolled inverted and crashed. 25 APR 69. Jet pilot was also killed. A/C crashed at approx 0550 hours during a rain storm near the NE fringe of San Antonio after dropping off an automobile wreck victim at a local hospital. 101 AVN USAAVNS After an RON in San Antonio, the flight was on their first leg when lead asked for a commo check & no reply was received from chalk #4. A/C crashed near Ras Nasrani during a prephase maintenance test flight in Sinai. CPT David T. Johnson DAC Joseph Samut-Tagliaferro [P] Pilot died from head injury when helmet came off during impact due to improper chin strap adjustment. approx 0930 hrs, the A/C passed over the south shore of Klondike Lake and PIC made a steep cyclic climb and a 180-degree pedal turn with approx 60'-degree angle of bank, followed by a steep dive. [Need Tail#] CIV Patrick R. Pennington. The gun armed aircraft would, of course, carry rockets as specified by the unit's mission. UH-1H A/C hit trees and crashed in swampy area. A/C rolled right and entered right, nose-low, spiraling descent. UH-1 Green [CP] UH-1 CW2 Stanley R. Menze [IP] PFC Bonnie C. Handley. SP4 John Knight [CE] When the Army adopted its own two-letter designation system, the H-40 became the HU-1 (Helicopter Utility). CW2 Donald D. Bryant [PI] WO1 Glendon T. Rowen [CP] UH-1D CWO Floyd Branchfield [P] A/C crashed due to a failure of the A-7 fuel control, while on MAST mission to rescue personnel in a downed civilian Cessna. UH-1H D/1/1 AD UH-1H CW3 Geoffrey L. Nett [P] The fuel rupture sprayed fuel on the engine and the A/C blew up. Chalk 1 continued straight and level, hitting the ground in an almost level attitude, slid 326' before coming to rest upright. CW2 Robert T. Leaver [IP] SSG Gregg A. Penn [MO] CW3 Clarence P. Burkett Jr [P] UH-1D P & 4 PAX injured. Warren AFB, Wyoming and joint terminal attack controllers from the England's Royal Air Force during a joint-training exercise over the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota Dec. 4-8, 2017. #69-15436 A/C was skimming along only 4-6' above the rugged prairie at an estimated speed of 100 mph, when the pilots banked into a sharp turn, causing M/R blades to strike the ground. A/C crashed and burned in an open area near Lake Tholocco while attempting an emergency landing during IP course training at Ft Rucker. PFC Daniel O. Hilton 6 injured. WOC James C. Garland [SP] At 50-100' AGL, pitch was pulled but had no effect and A/C struck ground in near-level attitude and approx 15g. Probably cause was inverted or near-inverted attitude during bad weather causing severe rotor flapping and subsequent mast separation. SFC Doyle D. Cannon [MO]. PAGE AIRCRAFT MAJ Morgan L. Phillips Jr [P] P injured. 1 other killed (USMC) A/1/212 AVN #71-20284 CPT Harry D. Kinman 15 MED DET SP5 Charles Rusk UH-1D CW2 Guy L. Andrews Jr [CP] Flying conditions at the time were described as marginal with a heavy cloud cover from 700' to 9,000'. A/C was in a 10-ship formation on the Kimpo Peninsula supporting a search for a suspected NK agent, when the #1 hanger bearing seized and the short T/R drive shaft came apart in flight. DAC Ronald R. Cowden [IP] Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA) Battalions used all rocket (Hog) configurations with gun armed and grenade ships only in the Headquarters Battery. USAAVNS MAAG . A/C tookoff from Ft Knox on a flight to "burn off" some time so it could be carried in for a scheduled inspection. 11 AAD UH-1H A/C crashed in dense fog near Grafenwoehr enroute to assist in the evac of an accident victim. UH-1H 15 injured. It happened to the O-2 aircraft in 2010, and now the UH-1 Iroquois helicopter,. UH-1B [3] [7] In March 1960, the Army awarded Bell a production contract for 100 aircraft, which was designated "HU-1A" and officially named Iroquois after the Native American nations. #69-15531 A/C crashed on a pass over a firing range target on Ft Drum at approx 1500 hrs. T/R hit during low level autorotation practice, M/R system severed from A/C, hit ground and rolled right. PFC Gerald F. Court [CE]. Wood [P] A/C became uncontrollable, hit the ground and slid about 60', coming to rest on its right side. #66-16668 126 MED (CA ARNG) Mid-air over Dorret's Run firing range at Ft Knox during the final dress rehearsal for a demonstration for West Point cadets, etc. A/C crashed near Weilheim while on a flight from Heidelberg to Ulm. UH-1 Another A/C on the same flight landed near the scene of the crash. A/C on a medical evacuation mission crashed into a mountain at approx 3000' level, outside of Soto Cano AFB near Comayagua. CPT David N. Reue The initial Army designation was HU-1, which led to the common unofficial nickname of "Huey." CPT Clarence M. Bratt [P] A/C was RTB from a training flight at night due to deteriorating weather when it crashed, under power into heavily wooded area near Lake Tholocco approx 4nm NE of airfield. IP & SP injured. CW2 Manuel Gomez [P] UH-1H Wood SP6 Joseph H. Johnson 3 injured. The TH-1H was one of the newest of more than 15 variants of the original UH-1 Huey first flown in 1956. . 1LT James D. Dugger Jr [P] SP5 James L. Craig Jr. Pleiku . Heated flight suits would help protect aircrews from . UH-1 shortly after takeoff along the western sector of the DMZ at 2145 hours approx. WOC Michael B. McGowan [SP] SSG Horace P. Robinson [C] CPT Ronald R. Jongejan [P] UH-1H *Meints was in my unit in 88-89. The A/C started a right descending turn when the T/B separated, followed by mast bumping with the rotor separating, crashed and burned upon impact. A/C was chalk #4 in a 4-aircraft ferry flight from CCAD to CA. 1 injured. SP4 Ray Duda [CE]. UH-1H LTJG Julian W. Johnson* (USN) 2 SP injured. #68-16200 WOC was killed by flying debris while waiting to board A/C that crashed at a site on Ft Benning. WO1 David E. Crissman [CP] CW3 Charles N. Hurt [MP] A/C crashed in a pasture on the Andy Kane Ranch on Squirrel Creek Rd, approx 7 mi E of Fountain shortly before noon due to "Jesus nut" (M/R mast retaining nut) coming off while on a routine operational training flight from Ft Carson. A/C was on final approach during hydraulics-off landing and did not maintain proper lane alignment which was aggravated by the application of left lateral cyclic at reduced airspeed. CE was thrown from the A/C, CP received broken back. USAAVNS UH-1H CW2 Michael H. Andress [IP] A/C crashed and burned in a wooded area near Hunter AAF while on a routine training mission. UH-1 DAC John Bryan [IP] USAAVNS A/C was on a low-level navigation training mission using contour flying techniques when it hit two wires about 80-85' AGL and crashed in an open field near the Main River north of Wuerzburg, 1.2 miles south of Karlstadt. SPC Rodney L. Blodgett SFC Charles R. Metcalf [CE] At 2017 hours the A/C impacted the ground in a 30-deg. A/C crashed on the downwind leg at Toth stagefield during full faced NVG training. Cause was determined to be explosive engine failure as the result of corrosion of the #1 bearing. P & CE injured. 55 AVN After pulling A/C was on a routine training mission out of Ft Rucker when it crashed and burned near the Crenshaw-Covington county lines just off of CR 43 and a 1/4 mile from Hwy 331 about 7 mi S of Brantley. 2LT William R. Groce They then formed up in a side-by-side formation to fly past a picnic area at approx 25' AGL and 90-100 KIAS when M/R blades made contact and crashed. Suspect cause of the crash was due to red blade PC link fatigue failure. WO1 James S. Cameron Jr [CP] #69-15013 During a night-aided flight at 75' AGL and 60 KIAS, pilot made an evasive right turn to avoid another acft and while still in a slight descent, hit 10' berm. 4/12 CAV A/C was on a night unaided Joint drug interdiction mission (Operation Border Ranger) when it was going to intercept a suspect vehicle. A/C crashed in Makua Valley on the island of Oahu during Exercise High Top II manuevers after it apparently developed engine trouble at 50' AGL. PVT Wayne G. Stevens Crew successfully autorotated down the side of a hill after crossing a ridgeline. SGT William R. Hogan [CE] UH-1 2LT Jason J. Baker (USAF) Shortly after takeoff at approx 0025 hrs, A/C suffered engine failure at 300-500' AGL. #64-13571 D/101 AVN The UH1 was the archetypal utility helicopter used in Vietnam. A/C shed the xmsn cowling, then removed the M/R control tubes. A/C was #2 in flight of 5 that took off on training flight from Ft Lewis in wx conditions below that required for night VFR. PFC Ralph A. Cooper A/C was being ferried from the Bell Helicopter Co. plant in Hurst to the Sharpe General Depot in California, when it exploded and crashed between Stephenville and Mineral Wells in the Morgan Hill area at 1215 hrs. SPC Henry Salcido UH-1H SP4 Howard K. Kearney Jr. USAAVNS #70-16252 USAAVNTBD USAAVNS SP5 David O. Moore. Rotor blade landed 500 meters from the A/C. 1LT Charles W. Wilks [IP] CPT Edward F. Roe II [SP] out of the dive, the PIC repeated the maneuver but could not stop the excessive rate of descent during 2nd dive. Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning. While flying through the canyon, A/C completed a steep right turn and then rolled into a steep left turn. SGT Antonio B. Solis. [Need Tail#] A/C exploded and crashed in a wheat field near Ebenheid during a routine maintenance test flight. CPT Joseph Winford McDaniel [P] UH-1B 193 AVN USAAVNS UH-1 CE & PAX injured. CW2 Stephen B. Maas [P] CW2 Lawrence A. Powell [CP] Employed as troop transports, Medevac aircraft, and gunships, the Huey transformed the battlefield in Southeast Asia. CW3 John D. Raybon [PC] [Need Tail#] WO Ronald E. Medlin [P] SP4 Jerome L. Brachel [CE] UH-1M ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - A day of routine training to employ water buckets with military helicopters turned into a real-world firefighting mission for two New York Army National Guard UH-60 crews on Tuesday.The 10 Soldiers, based at Albany International Airport,, ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - A day of routine training to employ water buckets with military . UH-1B UH-1H Cause was due to corrosion in a single bolt in the M/R subassembly. UH-1D Huey US Army, Takistan Army variant. LTC James M. Basile (USAF) 121 AVN UH-1H [Need Tail#] which involved two slicks flying side-by-side. A/C crashed in Clark Hill Reservoir in 50' of water 300 yards from shore near Plum Branch. CP injured. A/C crashed at approx 2330 hrs near Bonifay while on a routine night training flight a few days before graduation at Ft Rucker. UH-1B #63-8828 #65-9975 571 MED DET CPT Jesse C. Yates [P] A/C crashed and burned in the Santa Rita mountains about 5 miles from Sonoita while taking part in exercise Cloud Gap (classified research project). MAJ James C. Rothwell [P] UH-1H USAAVNS PFC William Esposito Jr [CE] CPL Orin L. Allred [G] SSG Gilivaldo A. Martinez Jr [MD] 2 WIA. #64-13564 UH-1H CW3 Carl J. SGT Sheldon W. Gran A/C was performing a hydraulics off go around at a Skelly Stage Field. SGT Jeffrey L. Kildow [CE] A/C crashed at 1510 hrs in a heavily wooded area in lower Richland County while on an MTF after replacement of M/R system swashplate and engine fuel control. SSG Benjamin R. Greenplate [CE] Crash took place during Gallant Eagle exercises and acft was based in Ft Sill. A/C flew into the Nha Trang Bay while searching for another Huey crash. It broke up on impact and sank, leaving a fuel fire on the surface. 11 AAD Ward [CE] 421 MED A/C descended while in left-banked attitude and impacted water at high speed, sinking to depth of 220m. A/7 AVN 1LT Peter J. E/1 CAV RGT #66-15230 Thanks in large part to the helicopter's numerous appearances on the silver screen, it is now difficult to picture the Vietnam War without seeing the UH-1 Iroquois - better known as the Huey. A/C crashed near Runway 6 while attempting landing in foggy conditions at MacArthur-Long Island Airport. UH-1 CW2 James M. Hines [P] At 1426 hrs while flying at approx 75' AGL and 90 KIAS and approx 7000m from field site, A/C struck a 2-wire, triple-strand power line crossing the river to Lemons Springs Camp. USAAVNS IP injured. CW2 Dale R. Schmidt [P] [Need A/C Unit] USAAVNS Suspect crew disorientation due to whiteout conditions when A/C hit the mountain on the right side. A/C was in flight of 7 acft on RTB from a 5-day field exercise to Goeppingen, proceeding in loose trail formation. A/C struck a mountain outcropping and crashed into Beaver Lake at approx 0805 hours while on a news photographic mission, taking pictures of survival training given to all new AF cadets. PFC Jose H. Garcia AHT/163 ACR (UT ARNG) #68-16487 UH-1B CPT James H. Henry [P] #66-16704 UH-1H A special missions aviator instructor with the 54th Helicopter Squadron prepares for takeoff at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., on May 13, 2014. UH-1H 3 ACR The fuel spilled on the Huey and caught both on fire. A/C crashed in a grassy field near Wicksburg, about 10 mi from Dothan, while on a NVG training mission from Ft Rucker. Warren AFB, Wyo., during a joint exercise at the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota, Dec. 7, 2017. UH-1H A/C apparently lost its M/R before crashing in a fiery ball on the Coastal Hwy 156 near Castroville while on a test flight at approx 1120 hours. As A/C reached 400-500' AGL, mast bumping occurred causing loss of the rotor head, rolled inverted and crashed into trees at approx. A/C crashed into the east side of San Bernardino National Forest approx 15 SE of Big Bear Lake (Hell For Sure Canyon) at about 6000' level. 1LT Gregory L. Ray 841 MED (WA ARNG) 1LT James B. Belcher [P] A/C was on a night mission supporting Project MASSTER when it went inadvertant IMC departing Pipeline Gunnery Range on Ft Hood at 0200 hrs and crashed about 600 yds from takeoff point near the Dalton Mountain helipad. Investigation revealed A/C was approx 900 lbs overweight for density altitude at takeoff point. UH-1D UH-1H Shaft sheared from coupling after seizure. IP initiated simulated forced landing and noticed rapidly decaying engine and rotor RPM. UH-1H SPC Jose G. Ruiz [CE] SP4 Thomas E. Heaverin [MO] CW2 John M. Mercer* [CP]. SP4 Richard E. Corder Mid-air collision with another Huey 5 mi south of Samson near the Alabama-Florida line while on a training flight from Ft Rucker. CP was killed when stabilizer bar hit him in the back and pinned him against the instrument panel. 55 AVN A/C was on a short 3-legged, cross country flight that departed at 1600 hrs. In order to qualify as an aircrew member and receive the . A/C entered a nose-high climb, with a 180-degree turn at the top, followed by a nose-low descent return-to-target manuever when the T/R hit a tree and crashed and burned on West Ft Hood at approx 0945 hours during Starburst '87 exercises. 76 AVN (VA ARNG) 1LT Noel C. LaPlante [AC] WO1 Terry V. Knight [CP] SP4 Harvey M. Reynolds [CE] SGT Larry E. Steppee . Investigation determined that the torque on the clamping bolts of the swashplate outer ring trunnion bore was less than prescribed resulting in the trunnion bore wearing through the retaining bolts and coming out in flight. CW2 Clarence L. Benoit [CP] A/C hit pine tree during night training exercise (TAC X) crashed inverted and burned. Xsmn displaced in flight, allowing M/R blade to sever tailboom. UH-1H PFC Jaff J. Decker [CE] #66-16032 & UH-1B #66-16055 A/C crashed shortly after takeoff from Hunt Stagefield at Ft Rucker after experiencing an engine failure. Wreckage found 2 days later. UH-1H Suspect A/C was overgross and crew attempted to hover downwind in winds of 18 knots gusting to 30 knots. SSG George T. McKinney A/C crashed at approx 1815 hrs in woods 3 mi north of Ozark during a training flight. #66-16715 PVT Jude W. Johnson [C] PV2 Randall J. Ladwig UH-1D Vietnam Gear investigates the development of the U.S. Army's aircrew body armor from the 1962 heavyweight pilots shield through to the 1971 lightweight Nomex mesh back vest. CPL J.B. Kim (ROK). 197 AVN UH-1H [Need Tail#] A/C crashed near Elba after the mast failed resulting in separation of M/R. These factors led the German Luftwaffe in 1935 to establish a sea based unit, eventually being named the Seenotdienst (airsea rescue service) under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Konrad Glotz at Kiel for the sole purpose of recovering aircrews in the ocean.By 1939 the Luftwaffe had expanded this rescue force by adding Heinkel59 float aircraft specifically modified for this mission. [18] 24 May The M/R blade of the Huey entered the OH-6As cabin severing the lower section of the cabin and rupturing the fuel cell. UH-1H The CIV PAX was the 18-month old son of the pilot. A/C crashed 2 miles from Matteson Range on Ft Rucker in heavy thunderstorms while on a routine mission. USAAVNS Lead turned around to find the burning wreckage. #66-16293 SP5 Jessie L. Baguex WO1 George F. Camara [P] A/C was on a routine instrument training flight with IP and 2 students and was seen at approx 400' AGL in a steep dive that continued until A/C crashed and exploded 3 miles SE of Marianna airport. CW2 Robert R. Riegle [P]. WOC John P. Palazzolo [SP]. UH-1 P, CP & CE injured WO1 Robert G. Schutz [P] LTC Elliott W. Polcene Jr [OB] WOC William B. Hiltebeitel [SP] #65-10006 CPT Michael A. McCrory [CP] The . SP6 Charles D. Huntzinger [CE] PIC broke formation and descended to an altitude of 50'-75' AGL for about 2 miles. UH-1 SCARNG This mod contain: AB-205 Huey Italian Army variant. The badge is intended to recognize the training and qualifications required by aircrew of military aircraft. #69-15320 [Need Tail#] PVT Gary A. Holz [G] A/C departed home field at 0900 hrs for a local flight to a nearby drop zone for staff officers to observe an airborne drop. Flight flew over serveral sets of power lines then descend to lower altitude after crossing. Crow [IP]. WOC Albert H. Parker [SP]. CPT James L. Crow Jr [CP] 163 ACR (MT ARNG) 326 MED BN CPT Harvey R. Jokinen A/C was peforming a maintenance test flight with crew of 3 and 3 PAX when it crashed near the base dental clinic near the intersection of 52nd St and Kansas Ave on Ft Campbell at approx 1030 hrs. CPT Thomas L. Westbrook [IP] SAR operations failed to locate the missing A/C and were called off on December 4. #593 Task 1070 for all Army aircraft. PFC Mark R. Welch [CE] USAAVNS [Need Tail#] CPT David W. Watson [P] 1 injured. A/C had just refueled and was taking off from a tactical site at Clear Creek when it lost a T/R blade which struck and fractured a M/R blade. HU-1A SGT David M. Coleman [CE] IP told student he was assuming controls, but student would not release controls. SSG Mifflin Tichenor Jr. HHC/101 AVN WO1 Vincent C. Gibson [P] SP4 Jeff R. Patterson UH-1 #65-9436 JTACs and Aircrews participate in joint exercise over PRTC. 11 ACR 1LT Kenneth Holt [P] 1LT Nicki L. Sutera [P] UH-1H James E. Robinson [ME]. ELT was not installed on A/C and aircraft could not be located after a month long search. #73-21711 [Need Tail#] UH-1 Vietnam Losses }-> 1972-73 ~ 1971 ~ 1970 ~ 1969 ~ 2LT [SP] injured. UH-1 6 AVN DET #66-16623 CW4 Dickie C. Hill [P] Price [SP]. UH-1H USAAVNS 1LT Ronald L. Redeker [P] #65-10055 USAAVNS A some point during the Vietnam War, a U.S. Army specialist named David drew up a plan to give UH-1 Huey helicopters more firepower. WOC Stephen L. McGrew [SP] #67-17621 #64-13696 A/C departed maintenance ramp at Fliegerhorst Casern to the north and after clearing the boundary fence and about 200' AGL, the M/R assembly separated and fuselage crashed to the ground. USAAVNS CE injured. SGT Charles B. PFC Alan G. Mandes CW2 Hugh B. Pearce [P] SGT Daniel R. Deyarmin #69-15925 WOC Steven D. Wells [SP]. A/C crashed and burned at 1140 hours E of Winlock off Freeway near Frost Rd. #63-8840 #63-8760 LTC Edward F. Kelly A/C crashed 9 miles east of Eufaula while participating in a training exercise with the Ranger Department of Ft Benning Infantry School due to engine failure on low level gunnery training run. Shot down by an FMLN patrol in San Francisco canton at approx 1430 hours in Lolotique district, Department of San Miguel, while flying at low altitude. [Need Tail#] WOC Barry L. Cowles [SP] 5 injured. A/C was found at first light the next day, with the only recognizable feature being the T/B sticking straight up out of the ground. UH-1H UH-1 The fire, located 10, ALTONA, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews from 3rd Battalion . During descent, a high freq vibration was felt followed by a severe vertical vibration. [Need Tail#] Submit corrections/updated info here CW4 Daniel Scott was killed instantly as his side of the A/C struck the boulder. WO1 Edward A. Zelko [P] The Sky's no limit. A/C crashed on gunnery range in final weeks of WOC training. Pilot reported weather was too bad and enroute back to field site when A/C crashed 5 miles NW of Rockingham near the Pee Dee River at approx 0645 hours. One wire wrapped several times around the mast, swashplate and flight controls before breaking, resulting in total control loss, striking branches of large cottonwood tree on the NW bank of river. CW2 Ronald D. Schroeder [P] [Need Tail#] CW2 Phillip A. Jones [PP] UH-1D #68-15383 Visibility was 3 mi with light rain and fog. #73-21825 A/C impacted ground nose low and in left-bank attitude. 120 AVN *PVT Chatwin died 7 days later of injuries. DEP James D. McSweeney-LA Co #71-20179 374 AA (USAR) 377 MED 1LT Jerry R. Taylor [SP] Rose [P] + $5.70 shipping. WOC George T. Faircloth Three PAX were ejected with two receiving major injuries and one slight injury. B/227 AHB Two or three revolutions then occurred and pilot reduced throttle to stop the spin and A/C descended vertically and hit the ground in a 30 deg nose-down attitude. HHC/194 BDE UH-1H 412 MED (KY USAR) CW2 William C. Woodard Jr [P] #69-15913 After touchdown of simulated hydraulics off landing, slightly nose right, A/C abruptly lifted from runway and yawed right in an extremely nose-high attitude, went into a hard right yaw, causing nose to hit runway. 6 injured. #68-15640 SP4 Alfred C. Murphy [CE]. [Need Tail#] [Need Tail#] SPC Samuel K. May [Need Tail#] UH-1H SP4 Robert E. Lee Murphy [CE] 2 injured. Thua Thien Province. COL Cheatham was chief of the MAAG for southern Formosa. 4 injured. USAAVNS 3 miles SW of Panmunjom. A medevac helicopter carrying soldiers wounded in a clash with North Korean troops crashed A/C crashed at approx 1645 hrs 8 miles SW of Candor while on a routine training mission from Ft Bragg to Charlotte. SGT Brian R. Meuchel [CE]. D/5/117 CAV (NJ ARNG) 2 PAX injured (USMC). 2LT William P. Russell [CP] UH-1B #70-16340 C $63.6 Free shipping for many products Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1/48 UH-1C Huey Helicopter Iroquois Military Models US Army Aircraft Vietnam War at the best online prices at . Suspected that pilot's attention was diverted shortly before wire strike to master caution and right fuel boost pump light that illuminated. HU-1A UH-1 It was originally intended to be an air ambulance. CPT Charlie J. Ford [P] A/C crashed in a remote swampy area about 2100 hrs approx 3 mi NW of Ft Stewart while enroute on a MAST mission to rescue two victims of a car wreck under special VFR clearance. CW2 David A. [Need Tail#] united methodist church global methodist. A/C was Chalk 2 in flight of three that departed AAF at 2337 hrs searching for an LZ at night. A/C departed the site at approx 1415 hrs and proceeded downstream to recon the river. The drop was canceled due to 300' overcast and visibility at 1-1 1/2 mi in fog. 55 AVN Gear coupling froze as result of extreme heat. A/C crashed and burst into flames in a pear orchard adjacent to Sacramento Metropolitan Airport. 16 OCT 72. 239 AVN UH-1H SP4 Peter M. Kern Pilots (Group & BN Safety Officers) tried to beat a thunderstorm flying back to Campbell AAF. CW2 Stewart Hundere [AC] WOC Harold C. Wilson Jr [SP]. A/C was on a MAST blood run and had dropped off the blood at Madisonville, KY hospital and was returning to Ft Campbell flying at 75' AGL when it hit a powerline severing the M/R push-pull tubes. CW2 Paul S. Timmer Jr [P] army aircrews huey. CPT Charles W. Worley [P] Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. PFC Elijah Lister Jr SP5 George A. Minter [CE]. During a left turn, pilot initiated deceleration by raising nose. CW2 John J. McCarthy [P] ALTONA, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews from 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, dropped more than 100,000 gallons of water on a 526-acre forest fire burning in Flatrock State Forest on July 13 and July 15. CW2 James H. Miles [P] #69-15324 #69-15679 4-228 AVN BN Pool [SP]. A/C was on a tactical service mission with crew of 3 and 5 PAX on Ft Bragg. precessing main attitude indicator. A/C spun into the Walker Quarry area of Milford Lake at 1100 hrs from a 120' hover and submerged in 35' of water during a routine training mission from Ft Riley.