#64-14273 SGT Johnny M. Rogers [CE] #64-13510 No further details. USAAVNS LTC William L. Smith. A/C crashed in a hilly wooded at approx 0210 hrs area near the E70 autobahn between Wildflecken and Bad Bruckenau during a medevac mission. USAAVNS 1LT Jimmie L. Reynolds [P] USAAVNS CPL J.B. Kim (ROK). The M/R came off due to mast bumping, cutting into the A/C causing the explosion and crash. WOC Ronald L. Nussbaum [SP] UH-1D CP injured. nose-down level attitude resulting in a 57 G's crash force. 1SG Wood died 2 days later. A/C and crew were based at Peden Barracks in Wertheim. UH-1H SP4 David G. Cowan [CE]. A/C crashed at approx 1100 hrs about 5 mi N of Saginaw while on an acceptance flight out of the Globe plant near Blue Mound. army aircrews huey - assurancepublications.com 2LT William A. Warren. WOC William B. Hiltebeitel [SP] CW4 James A. Nichols [P] CW2 Joseph R. Berning [CP] WOC Conrad L. Walton [SP] [Need Tail#] A/C crashed at approx 1832 hrs in a windstorm less than 1 mile W of the airfield. WOC William L. Nutt [SP] WO1 James S. Cameron Jr [CP] PFC Jose H. Garcia UH-1H CIV Phillip E. Walker [IP] USAADCENFB UH-1 SSG George T. McKinney 15 injured. A/C was in flight of four when it crashed at 1757 hours approx 8 mi SE from Camp Atterbury during routine NOE training due to failure of the forward reduction gear assembly component of the A/C's engine. WOC Brent D. Gularte [SP] 1LT Charles W. Wilks [IP] USAAVNS A/C crashed in a densely wooded area south of Cleveland, near the Tarkington VFD at FM 321 and Texas 163 while flying to Beaumont port for deployment to Desert Storm. Wx was 200' scattered, measured 500' and overcast. SP4 Jerome S. Ryan Jr [C] UH-1B A/C involved in midair crash with an TH-13 #67-17067 3 mi N of Hanchey AHP during training at Ft Rucker. 2 PAX injured (USMC). UH-1 New gear headed to Army paratroopers and air crews - Army Times Other aircraft were able to avoid wires. UH-1 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. SFC Ward A. Cornell WO1 Randy R. Locklear [P] Exact cause of stress corrosion could not be determined. A/C crashed in a Kawasaki village field near Camp McTureous. A/C had just left Toledo-Winlock airport enroute to Issaquah when it failed to clear a hill about 3 mi N of the airport. [Need Tail#] SGT Daniel R. Deyarmin UH-1B DAC Morgan C. Probasco. Army Air Corps | The British Army A/C was repositioning from field FARP to cantonment area, at approx 20-30' AGL and 30 KIAS, when A/C went into a rapid descent, crashed and burned. IP injured. 25 APR 69. UH-1H #74-22348 A/C crashed into Lake Ellsworth (15 mi N of Ft Sill) and sank in 15' of water while conducting over water training under NVGs. A/C took off from local airport and flew along the shoreline of Medical Lake for several miles about 300 yds offshore cruising about 90-100 KIAS and 20-30' AGL, initiated a slight right turn, entered a shallow descent allowing tail to hit water first, rotated forward and entered the water in a right, nose-low attitude. A/C crashed and burned in an open area near Lake Tholocco while attempting an emergency landing during IP course training at Ft Rucker. 4/12 CAV Crew was initiating a missed approach but airspeed was slow and A/C descended in a slight turn, hitting trees and coming to rest on right side. [Need Tail#] 16 OCT 72. #70-16252 The new Directional Infrared Countermeasures system has recently become operational with the U.S. Army. CW2 James M. Hines [P] WO1 Sheryl L. Siroonian [P] The bearing failed due to lack of lubrication. #66-16704 Killed as a result of fall from rope while descending on wreckage of private plane that crashed on Smart's Mountain. WOC Lee A. USAAVNS 1700 hours. INV Michael D. Davis-Riverside Co UH-1 SP5 Earl D. Rankhorn [CE] #69-15324 377 MED WO1 Edward A. Zelko [P] #70-16337 A/C went IMC after climbing into clouds for unknown reasons and pilot made mayday call indicating that A/C was spinning. 101 AVN SSG Donald K. Chavis [C]. PFC Terrance T. Klein SP4 Charles S. Walker [CE] 1LT Louis J. Stauber 1LT Gregory P. Powers [IP] A/C crashed during Operation Brimfrost at Ft Wainwright. PVT John W. Harris CP & CE injured. 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. 200 AVN #70-16410 CPT Clarence M. Bratt [P] CE injured. A/C from Ft Lewis crashed at approx 2230 hrs, 9 mi east of North Bend on a MAST rescue mission to pick up a motorcyclist injured in a crash with a truck. The Army employed it in various roles, including that of an armed escort or attack gunship in Vietnam. WOC Theodore R. Nashold [SP] 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 was performing gun manuevers when excessive attitudes combined with CG issues due to fuel load in ferry tank, caused the mast to shear. CW4 Walter F. Nunley [P]. 2 PAX injured. 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. CE injured. Visibility was 3 mi with light rain and fog. P was killed when his bullet proof seat back severed an artery in his neck. CW2 James H. Miles [P] 4 injured. 55 AVN 11,846 helicopters According to the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, a total of 11,846 helicopters were shot down or crashed during the war, resulting in nearly 5,000 American pilots and crew killed. CW2 Lawrence E. Apt [P] 2LT Eric J. Smeltzer [P] T/R hit during low level autorotation practice, M/R system severed from A/C, hit ground and rolled right. A/C was climbing to cruise altitude shortly after takeoff in flight of two when it encountered T/R stoppage. A/C had dropped 4 paratroopers when it crashed in an open field near the Yamoto DZ. 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. Rose [P] SP5 Bruce L. Dunn [CE]. Flying conditions at the time were described as marginal with a heavy cloud cover from 700' to 9,000'. CW2 Phillip A. Jones [PP] 04 APR 71. 6 AVN PLT army aircrews huey. Military. ToH Medium Helicopter Huey AB412 and More - Steam Community Wood [P] SP5 George A. Minter [CE]. D/2-4 CAV A/C experienced mast separation, crashed and burned in a swamp near the Chocktawahatchee River about 6 mi NE of Ozark while on a routine training flight from Ft Rucker. (#67-16360). Keister was a news photographer for the Chattanooga Times and other PAX was the PIO at USAF Academy. UH-1H Suspected that pilot's attention was diverted shortly before wire strike to master caution and right fuel boost pump light that illuminated. #593 UH-1H SP5 Everett W. Wancura UH-1 UH-1B CW2 Michael J. Foley [P] UH-1H CPT Joseph Winford McDaniel [P] Spring pin in fuel control failed because of stress corrosion, resulting in power loss. CE injured. UH-1 DAC William L. Kinsey [CE]. The Sky's no limit. Brewer [P] B/3-5 CAV Crew was performing a routine cross-country training flight from Ft Lewis to Stockton, when the A/C landed at South Lake Tahoe Airport. upgrades and providing new aircrews with a seamless . 1LT James D. Dugger Jr [P] SP5 James L. Craig Jr. Pleiku . USAAVNS A/C was observed to fall straight down and strike ground and explode. ID ARNG A/C was attempting emergency landing after experiencing engine trouble. 82 AVN PFC Charles R. Kaiser SP4 George W. Marchessault [CE] SGT Todd W. Smit Investigation revealed A/C was approx 900 lbs overweight for density altitude at takeoff point. SGT Richard G. Romero-Imperial Co SP4 David E. Michon A/C was peforming an NVG Medevac mission of a wounded military advisor when they entered IMC, initiated proper emergency procedures, re-entered VMC, was in level attitude at cruise airspeed when it struck the side of a hill 38' below the ridgeline at approx 2256 hrs. CPT Donald J. Dicenso Jr [P] List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1970-1974) After takeoff, A/C entered right descending turn into canyon and crashed into canyon wall approx 150' below rim. PIC was flying from CP seat was unable to turn on landing light during autorotation and pulled collective too high causing A/C to fall through, hit the ground and burn, approx 4 miles NE of Chaparral on the McGregor Range while on a training mission from Ft Bliss. #71-20284 This website is not a product of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or any other government agency. 351 AVN #70-15709 UH-1H Air mission cmdr placed the Inf airmobile operation on a wx hold due to ceiling 100' and visibility 1/2 mi, but ordered the flight to be repositioned. A medevac helicopter carrying soldiers wounded in a clash with North Korean troops crashed 10 injured. 6 AVN DET 2LT William R. Groce LTC Ray Maynard (CAP) The following pages will list only those individuals who have lost their lives #65-9665 A/C crashed on the downwind leg at Toth stagefield during full faced NVG training. A/C crashed in Clark Hill Reservoir in 50' of water 300 yards from shore near Plum Branch. 3 injured. [Need Tail#] UH-1H #69-15851 [Need Tail#] [Need Tail#] 36 MED DET (MAST) USAAVNTBD [Need Tail#] UH-1 pop up description layer Submit corrections/updated info here . 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. UH-1H CW2 Gary D. Armstrong [IP] 3 ACR Xsmn displaced in flight, allowing M/R blade to sever tailboom. A/C crashed and burned at 0500 hrs in a hilly region near the coast of Northern California about 60 mi S of Ft Ord while on a routine flight of four. A/C was on a short 3-legged, cross country flight that departed at 1600 hrs. B/227 AHB UH-1H UH-1H 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 UH-1H USAAVNS DAC John Bryan [IP] #63-8522 CIV Sven E. Carlson Pilot died from head injury when helmet came off during impact due to improper chin strap adjustment. [Need Tail#] 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. SP4 Raymond W. Colby 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). There were heavy rainstorms in the area at the time. 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. WOC Robert W. McComb [SP] [Need Tail#] SP5 Henry L. Andrews* [CE] 571 MED DET UH-1 MAJ Morgan L. Phillips Jr [P] 1LT Scott R. Cummins. WOC Barry L. Cowles [SP] SSG Cecil B. [Need Tail#] WOC Michael A. Rogers [SP]. 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. A/C crashed approx 2 miles W of the main gate at Ft Irwin at 1815 hours while enroute to a field support site. BELL 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. Loss of rotor RPM, pilot initiated a full flare, close to the ground and impact occurred at 20 degree attitude, nose up with a 30 degree right roll at 60 KIAS. Crashed 5 miles E of Kerrville at approx 1430 hours. #68-16487 1LT David J. Hendry [CP] 1LT Peter J. 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'. 4-228 AVN BN 3/498 MED UH-1 USAAVNS USAAVNS AH-1W Super Cobra and UH-1N Huey - Navy 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. SFC Ramon N. Espinoza [CE] SP5 Manuel E. Moore COL Christopher B. Sinclair Jr UH-1V Recognisable by their distinctive blue berets, AAC soldiers deliver firepower from battlefield helicopters and fixed wing aircraft to overwhelm and defeat enemy forces. After pulling PFC Daniel F. Macon [C]. SPC Jose G. Ruiz [CE] 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. The A/C struck the tail rotor and crashed on top of Wilson. A/C crashed 25 miles SE of Boise near Danskin Peak while flying NOE. CW3 Robert E. Fisher [P] Mid-air collision at 1519 hours between two UH-1H's at Camp Ripley Military Reserve near Little Falls during an Army National Guard exercise.
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