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WOC Stephen L. McGrew [SP] A/C crashed and burned at 1140 hours E of Winlock off Freeway near Frost Rd. IP initiated simulated forced landing and noticed rapidly decaying engine and rotor RPM. A/C crashed 18 miles N of Dothan near the Choctawatchee River while on a routine training mission. USAAVNS 1LT William A. Dekle Jr [SP] [Need Tail#] MAJ Miles H. Downes CW2 David W. Sawin [P] CW2 Gary D. Armstrong [IP] SP4 Carl E. Campbell [CE] UH-1 SP4 Bengt E. Johansson #69-15436 326 MED BN 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. [Need Tail#] The fuel spilled on the Huey and caught both on fire. UH-1H A/C went IMC after climbing into clouds for unknown reasons and pilot made mayday call indicating that A/C was spinning. #66-16623 WO1 Richard T. Block [P] A/C crashed at approx 1100 hours near Townsend during annual training. UH-1 WO1 Robert G. Schutz [P] Mid-air collision with a USAF F-84 S of Snowdoun near the Sprague community at approx 1,500-1,700' AGL at approx 1501 hrs. A/158 AVN #67-17640 A/C crashed and burned in an open area near Lake Tholocco while attempting an emergency landing during IP course training at Ft Rucker. #66-16704 #65-9665 [Need Tail#] ID ARNG 1LT Daniel E. Graybeal [P] A/C from Ft Campbell crashed 14 mi S of Cadiz and approx 2 mi SW of Veghel LZ at 1330 hrs on a training flight during FTX Orbiting Eagle IV after losing the T/R at night at low level, and went inverted into the trees. Approx 10 seconds later, A/C disappeared from radar after it apparently entered into mast bumping that caused M/R separation, striking the fuselage at least 4 times and crashed inverted in a wooded mountainous area 15 miles south of Obberot while enroute from Ansbach to Stuttgart. NOTE: Most information for Vietnam crew losses have come from the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association #66-16715 [Need Tail#] A/C crashed near Ras Nasrani during a prephase maintenance test flight in Sinai. 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. CE 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. USAAVNS CE injured 2LT Donald J. Kallem [P]. A/C assumed abrupt nose down then pitched up nose high then rolled to right and crashed at Ft Rucker during dual training 3 days before graduation. A/C crashed about 4 miles north of Cheraw during Air Assault II exercises. In-flight breakup occurred causing M/R system and T/B separation before high-speed impact into trees. LTC Joseph L. Lujan SP4 Jerrold L. Nunes UH-1H UH-1H WO1 James Q. Warren [P] USAAVNS UH-1D Huey US Army, Takistan Army variant. Pilot died from head injury when helmet came off during impact due to improper chin strap adjustment. 1LT James D. Dugger Jr [P] SP5 James L. Craig Jr. Pleiku . A/C crashed at approx 1130 hrs into trees in area of low visibility approx 20 miles north of Dahlonega after hitting Akin Mountain during a routine training mission. UH-1 SP4 David G. Cowan [CE]. WOC Don C. Reed [SP]. Flight flew over serveral sets of power lines then descend to lower altitude after crossing. army aircrews huey7ds grand cross banner schedule7ds grand cross banner schedule CW4 David W. Sooter [P] COL James A. Cheatham At some point during spin, CE was thrown clear of acft and impact with ground caused xmsn to fall over which crushed the medic and the pilots were pinned against the instrument panel. The xsmn departed the A/C from the vibration. 6 injured. UH-1H #67-17621 Miscellaneous units made up the remainder of Army helicopter aviation in Vietnam. Probably cause was inverted or near-inverted attitude during bad weather causing severe rotor flapping and subsequent mast separation. (U.S. Air Force photo) WWII USAAF Aircrews During World War II, U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) aircrews fought in a vast global war from the hot, dry deserts of North Africa to the dangerously frigid wilderness in Greenland, Iceland, and Alaska. 1SG Wood died 2 days later. At the time of the crash non-rated 2LT Groce was in the pilot's seat flying the A/C. A/C was on a low-level, NOE NVG navigation training flight approx 2 miles E of Samson at 2100 hours in Geneva County. #66-16092 UH-1H WO1 Neil G. Paulson [P] WOC Barry L. Cowles [SP] LTC Edward F. Kelly #64-13696 #70-15709 Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning in light rain conditions. Crash took place during Gallant Eagle exercises and acft was based in Ft Sill. [Need Tail#] ELT was not installed on A/C and aircraft could not be located after a month long search. 2 SP injured. A/C hit a tall pine tree, flew approx 100 yds parallel to highway before crashing into a grove of trees in heavy fog, burst into flames 200 yds off US Hwy 27 in Harmony Church area. CE was thrown from the A/C, CP received broken back. [Need Tail#] A/C experienced a power failure and hit high tension wires and plunged into the Santa Ana River bed about 1/2 mile S of Lakeview Ave while enroute to repair another A/C in the Riverside area. M/R blade landed about 500 yds north of crash site on the Rarey Rd. WO1 Michael R. Dawson [CP] 1LT Franklin Pena [SP]. Mid-air crash with an OH-6A #67-16656 during routine training at Lawson AAF. A/C crashed at 2225 hours during heavy rains, low ceilings and limited visibility approx 9 miles north of Taegu while attempting rescue of downed Marine UH-1N helicopter assigned to DET B HML-367. UH-1H #69-15294 [Need Tail#] UH-1D HHC/194 BDE PFC James E. Cullen A/C crashed and burned in a wooded area near Hunter AAF while on a routine training mission. [Need Tail#] #65-9436 [Need Tail#] 1LT William A. Murphy Jr [CP] UH-1H [Need Tail#] 1 injured. *Miller was the first helicopter fatality in the Indiana ARNG. SFC Ramon N. Espinoza [CE] A/C crashed in a near level attitude about 8 miles SE of Bishop. Cause was determined to be explosive engine failure as the result of corrosion of the #1 bearing. A/C rebounded into the air and struck the ground with a 30 degree left roll, rebounded once more in the air with remaining fuselage and rolled 1 1/2 times coming to rest inverted. WO1 Paul A. Holley [P] SCARNG #68-15644 [Need A/C Unit] (TX ARNG) WO1 Edward A. Zelko [P] UH-1B LTC Ray Maynard (CAP) SP5 Charles Rusk PVT John W. Harris During a left turn, pilot initiated deceleration by raising nose. CIV Jules W. Des Jardins CW2 Michael J. Foley [P] #66-16423 #68-15640 A medevac helicopter carrying soldiers wounded in a clash with North Korean troops crashed SP4 Jerome S. Ryan Jr [C] Eventually, however, a system that no longer has an Army-wide parts system or support structure must be phased out. [Need Tail#] [Need Tail#] Xsmn displaced in flight, allowing M/R blade to sever tailboom. UH-1 Iroquois; . Pilot applied power for go-around but A/C continued to descend and lose RPM. : I am a CH-47 Flight Engineer Instructor at Ft. Rucker, AL that works for Flight School XXI. 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. WOC Charles E. Cady [SP] Task 1070 for all Army aircraft. CW2 Kevin R. Killman [P] B/122 ENG BN (SC ARNG) USAAVNS 3 miles SW of Panmunjom. 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. CW2 Phillip A. Jones [PP] Military Helicopter Enamel Hat Lapel Pin Pin Back 1 1/4" Vintage. 55 AVN Crew put the A/C ina tight left hand turn to avoid the weather when the engine failed. As a result, the crew became spatially disoriented and flew the aircraft into the ground. #68-15438 #69-15329 SP4 Charles P. Perkins Jr [CE]. GYPSUM, Colo. -- In the early morning of July 16, an Army UH-60 Black Hawk rescue crew was alerted to a severely injured hiker who had fallen 500 feet down one of Colorado's tallest peaks. A/C was performing a simulated air attack while on a service support mission in conjunction with annual training test when it struck wires, pitched up and crashed inverted into a small tributary of the North Han River near Chuncheon at 1030 hours. 104 TRN DIV (WA USAR) A/C became uncontrollable, hit the ground and slid about 60', coming to rest on its right side. UH-1H UH-1H UH-1 [Need Tail#] 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. A/C was flying from the unit's barracks at Baumholder to the Army training grounds at Grafenwoehr, when it lost its T/R, crashed and burst into flames in a garden on the edge of a sugar beet field near Unteralterheim. CPT William S. Inklebarger [P] A/C crashed approx 10 mi S of Geneva shortly after nightfall during training flight from Ft Rucker. CPT William A. Lashley [P] #66-16032 & UH-1B #66-16055 #63-8806 Accidentally shot when M-60 in cargo area discharged while preparing to move a downed Huey crew from Hill 422 to Chu Lai. SGT Kosta T. Milisis [C] CPT Robert D. Brown [P] #65-9967 By implementing an overarching emergency handling logic across the Aviation branch, Army aircrews will be better prepared to respond to emergencies in context with the profiles required in LSCO. A/C observed entering cloud, reappeared in steep descent, pulled out and climbed back into cloud then steep descent. UH-1H CW2 Hugh B. Pearce [P] How many choppers were shot down in Vietnam? SSG Cecil B. The M/R came off due to mast bumping, cutting into the A/C causing the explosion and crash. The fire, located 10 miles south of the Canadian border just outside New York's Adirondack Park, began on July 12. UH-1H Wx was 200' scattered, measured 500' and overcast. #73-21825 SGT Antonio B. Solis. A/C crashed during Operation Brimfrost at Ft Wainwright. Suspected that pilot's attention was diverted shortly before wire strike to master caution and right fuel boost pump light that illuminated. SGT Michael J. Chandler [CE]. A/C crashed near Weilheim while on a flight from Heidelberg to Ulm. Here are six facts about it. [Need Tail#] SP4 Michael B. The partial separation of the exhaust pipe from the rear of the engine case allowed the hot exhaust gasses to impinge upon the #1 T/R driveshaft hanger bearing. SPC James C. Bolinger [CE]. 11 AAD A/C crashed after striking a tree during a routine training exercise conducting an air mobile assault field test with 82 ABN PAX at Ft Stewart. CW2 David A. #68-15383 Suspect A/C was overgross and crew attempted to hover downwind in winds of 18 knots gusting to 30 knots. A/C crashed in a grassy field near Wicksburg, about 10 mi from Dothan, while on a NVG training mission from Ft Rucker. CE & PAX injured. A/C crashed between Elba and New Brockton on a training flight from Ft Rucker. CPT Joseph Winford McDaniel [P] 3 injured. UH-1H A/C crashed into the North Han River at approx 1430 hours. CPT Thomas L. Westbrook [IP] Shortly after takeoff at approx 0025 hrs, A/C suffered engine failure at 300-500' AGL. USAAVNTBD Crashed 5 miles E of Kerrville at approx 1430 hours. #71-20296 B/158 AVN Struck by an RPG in LZ Airborne. CPT Harry D. Kinman Three PAX were ejected with two receiving major injuries and one slight injury. A/7 AVN SPC Henry Salcido CW2 Roger D. Given [P] SP4 Robert E. Lee Murphy [CE] 1LT Vicki L. Boyd [PI] A/C lost power, made a low-altitude, 180-deg turn back to landing area, bled off rotor RPM and crashed nose low into a field in East Finley Township during flight test at approx 1250 hours. 1 injured. #71-20284 UH-1D & UH-1H united methodist church global methodist. SP4 Kurt J. Schroeder [CE] #70-16230 NG N. Orleans [SP]. [Need Tail#] #68-15387 2LT Andrew W. Stocker [P] #69-15260 UH-1H 841 MED (WA ARNG) SAR operations failed to locate the missing A/C and were called off on December 4. SGT Steve R. Grisham [CE]. The UH-1 evolved from a 1955 US Army competition for a new utility helicopter. #63-8840 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. UH-1H USAAVNS #65-10055 #66-15230 Rotor blade landed 500 meters from the A/C. A/C was on a short 3-legged, cross country flight that departed at 1600 hrs. WO1 Joe K. Hornberger [P] A/C flew into the trees on a moonless night 5 mi SW of Andalusia, while conducting a low-level navigation course at Ft Rucker 8 days before the scheduled graduation of class 71-41. USAAVNS During the conflict, the Hueys relied primarily on 7.62 . SP4 Ray Duda [CE]. #71-20260 All four crew members aboard perished. LTC William L. Smith. CW2 Jeffrey A. Moore [P] SP4 Alfred C. Murphy [CE]. [Need Tail#] Killed during a rocket attack standing near his Huey while Troop was staging at Kontum Airfield. After about 20 minutes of flight, CP announced a decrease in rotor RPM and A/C flew into trees and crashed. WO1 Paul M. Kemp [CP] Mid-air collision with another Huey 5 mi south of Samson near the Alabama-Florida line while on a training flight from Ft Rucker. As A/C reached 400-500' AGL, mast bumping occurred causing loss of the rotor head, rolled inverted and crashed into trees at approx. #64-13900 SP4 Thomas E. Heaverin [MO] 1LT Gregory P. Powers [IP] UH-1H Updates ongoing as research is completed. The crew was conducting low-level flight while enroute to the NW NOE routes, 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'. UH-1 What is wrong with Army Aircrews? A/C crashed at 1155 hrs at Port St. Joe in a vacant lot, just east of the Overpass Bridge, alongside US Hwy 98 while on a logistic evaluation flight. USAAVNS PFC Homer Dawson A/C crashed near Elba while on a training flight practicing slope landings when A/C overturned and rolled down a hill. WO1 Vincent C. Gibson [P] Its mission is to develop, acquire, field, and sustain equipment that improves the combat. #65-9975 The CIV PAX was the 18-month old son of the pilot. A/C involved in midair crash with an TH-13 #67-17067 3 mi N of Hanchey AHP during training at Ft Rucker. UH-1 [Need A/C Unit] #67-17216 101 AVN USAAVNS WO1 Eric D. Funderburg [P] CIV Phillip E. Walker [IP] #63-8762 1700 hours. Rotor blade was found approx 1 mi from crash site. UH-1H #63-8760 1LT Jerry R. Taylor [SP] UH-1D CPT Harvey R. Jokinen 2 PAX injured, 1 CAV In an attempt to maintain contact with the flight, pilot entered a slight descending left turn.
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