Search was officially suspended on 10MAR81. Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning in light rain conditions. Wreckage discovered at 0850 hrs the following morning. 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. [Need Tail#] UH-1H A/C crashed 4 mi NW of Pembroke while on a routine training mission from Ft Stewart. [Need Tail#] UH-1H 49 AD PAX: UH-1 Pool [SP]. WO1 Edward A. Zelko [P] Investigation revealed that IP allowed student pilot to put the A/C in an attitude from which it was impossible to recover. 3 ACR #62-1947 #66-16715 CE injured. PFC Homer Dawson A/C departed the site at approx 1415 hrs and proceeded downstream to recon the river. E/1 CAV RGT UH-1 UH-1 #71-20223 & #66-0818 COL Robert T. Basha SP4 Robert E. Lee Murphy [CE] [Need Tail#] 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. CW2 Kenneth A. Getchell [P] UH-1H UH-1 C injured. CW2 Harold E. Carty Jr [IP] UH-1H Here are six facts about it. WO1 James S. Cameron Jr [CP] 4 ID UH-1D UH-1H 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. 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. SGT Floyd Smith [CE] CP injured. 195 AHC UH-1 193 AVN UH-1D Two aircraft involved were trailing. [18] 24 May UH-1H #68-15383 AB-212 Twin Huey Italian Army, Italian Air Force, Italian Navy variant. UH-1 The gun armed aircraft would, of course, carry rockets as specified by the unit's mission. USAAVNS A/C suffered an engine power loss and came down at a slight angle, slicing off the tops of several trees and caught fire upon impact with ground. UH-1 101 AVN DEP Roy A. Chester-LA Co CE injured. MAJ Milton R. Roberts [P] Cause was due to corrosion in a single bolt in the M/R subassembly. #66-16293 #63-8815 UH-1D #70-16256 CE injured. USAAVNS SGT John J. 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. 53 AVN DET 1LT James A. Johnson [SP]. CW2 John A. Clark [P] #64-14273 Member of Army team of helicopter acrobats was killed when he fell 40' while performing at a carnival in Madison. AHT/163 ACR (UT ARNG) 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. [Need Tail#] 11 AAD ARMY AIR CREWS: 1966 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths This page last updated: 27APR18 Top of Page This website is not a product of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or any other government agency. [Need Tail#] 353 ENG BN (OK USAR) The nose and windshield area was destroyed and A/C traveled forward 25 yds, rolled right and entered the water inverted. 2LT Jonathan D. Coby [SP] As a result, the crew became spatially disoriented and flew the aircraft into the ground. UH-1H WO1 Charles M. Falcone [P] 82 AVN SAR operations failed to locate the missing A/C and were called off on December 4. #68-15288 WO1 Eric D. Funderburg [P] SGT James R. Hendrix Jr [CE]. A/C was observed to fall straight down and strike ground and explode. SGT Sidney T. Dew CW2 William C. Woodard Jr [P] [8] The helicopter quickly developed a nickname derived from its HU-1 designation, which came to be pronounced as "Huey". WOC Malcolm H. Littman Jr. [Need A/C Unit] The Sky's no limit. WO1 Lawrence D. Topel [P] 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. 1LT Peter J. SP4 Ricardo J. Tornero [CE] WO1 Conny C. Cook [P] UH-1 CW2 Randall J. Colton [P] A/C had dropped 4 paratroopers when it crashed in an open field near the Yamoto DZ. SGT Steve R. Grisham [CE]. 412 MED (KY USAR) #70-16233 336 AHC (USAR) 571 MED DET 116 AHT (WA ARNG) As A/C began a straight-up hover to about 80', it entered fog and clouds, paused, turned left and then began a descent, pickup up airspeed, traveling approx 1000m, crashed on a rising slope, rebounded into the air hitting two trees and came to rest on level terrain. #60-3543 CPT Charles W. Worley [P] 2LT [SP] injured. D/1/9 CAV #64-14144 SP4 Alfred C. Murphy [CE]. 200 AVN [Need Tail#] 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. CW2 Riley D. Wicker [P] UH-1V CPT James L. Crow Jr [CP] MAJ David H. Johnson [SP] He was climbing a rope suspended from a helicopter when he lost his grip and fell. SGT Charles E. Lewis UH-1H Armstrong killed on rescue Huey during takeoff. 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. 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. A/158 AVN #67-17640 #71-20260 Jet pilot was also killed. MAJ Morgan L. Phillips Jr [P] 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. [Need Tail#] 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 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. #62-2109 PVT Charles C. Johnson 15 MED DET WOC was killed by flying debris while waiting to board A/C that crashed at a site on Ft Benning. 3/498 MED USAAVNS PFC Gary D. Bennight [C] SGT Fernando Garcia [CE]. WOC Larry L. Breaden [SP] UH-1 USNTPS UH-1B The A/C flew on its side into a thick stand of trees after the pilot apparently became disoriented and lost control after the A/C turned while some helicopters flying with it maneuvered to avoid thin, low clouds. [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. #71-20284 [Need Tail#] SP4 David G. Cowan [CE]. WOC Don C. Reed [SP]. [Need Tail#] A medevac helicopter carrying soldiers wounded in a clash with North Korean troops crashed 489 ENG BN (AR USAR): WOC Theodore R. Nashold [SP] [Need Tail#] out of the dive, the PIC repeated the maneuver but could not stop the excessive rate of descent during 2nd dive. SPC Samuel K. May CW2 Bruce E. Lyon [CP] Ward [CE] CW2 Eular M. Young [P] SGT Kosta T. Milisis [C] UH-1D A/C rocked forward on nose, bounced and hit an embankment causing fuel cells to rupture. SFC Ramon N. Espinoza [CE] UH-1H D/1/1 AD Keister was a news photographer for the Chattanooga Times and other PAX was the PIO at USAF Academy. CW2 Ronald R. Kennedy [P] WOC Lee A. A/C was chalk #4 in a 4-aircraft ferry flight from CCAD to CA. UH-1H #69-15329 A/C crashed at approx 1832 hrs in a windstorm less than 1 mile W of the airfield. #014225 UH-1M. 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. A/C slung a short shaft, hit a wire during autorotation and crashed. CPT William L. Allen [CP] A/C crashed into a 4 foot boulder, and then rotated 185 degrees around it. The fire, located 10 miles south of the Canadian border just outside New York's Adirondack Park, began on July 12. WOC Guy K. Nelson [SP]. 1LT Noel C. LaPlante [AC] WO1 Terry V. Knight [CP] SP4 Harvey M. Reynolds [CE] SGT Larry E. Steppee . A/C hit pine tree during night training exercise (TAC X) crashed inverted and burned. [Need Tail#] UH-1B A/C crashed approx 2 miles W of the main gate at Ft Irwin at 1815 hours while enroute to a field support site. 1LT Frederick E. Berkhan Jr [SP] CW2 Gordon G. Shirley [IP] WO1 Randy R. Locklear [P] [Need Tail#] The M/R came off due to mast bumping, cutting into the A/C causing the explosion and crash. IP told student he was assuming controls, but student would not release controls. PFC Charles R. Kaiser A/C crashed near Weilheim while on a flight from Heidelberg to Ulm. SSG James R. Dorsey Jr [CE] Thua Thien Province. 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. CW3 John D. Raybon [PC] WOC Dennis D. Lukow [SP] 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. SP4 Donald G. Van Dyke MAJ Harold F. Sutton [P]. UH-1H SP4 Carl E. Campbell [CE] The CE that survived was thrown from the descending A/C at about 200' and lived. A/C hit trees and crashed in swampy area. A/C pitched forward into a high speed dive while changing position in formation flight cutting through 250' of trees on Ft Stewart. #66-16704 1 other killed (USMC) SP4 Douglas Lee Adams [CE] [Need Tail#] *Bendick and Johnson died 1 day later. PFC Bonnie C. Handley. CW2 Stewart Hundere [AC] The crew was conducting low-level flight while enroute to the NW NOE routes, Submit corrections/updated info here Updates ongoing as research is completed. A/2/147 AVN (MN ARNG) CPT Francis J. Silvert Jr [IP] SP4 Thomas E. Heaverin [MO] SP5 Harvey J. Salas [MO]. UH-1 #71-20179 A/C was on a transport flight and while RTB, crew smelled smoke. 11 ACR [Need Tail#] USAAVNS Military Helicopter Enamel Hat Lapel Pin Pin Back 1 1/4" Vintage. #65-9436 Two Hueys participating in a mock disaster drill took off from airfield in loose trail formation for about 3 mi before turning back toward the airfield. COL Cheatham was chief of the MAAG for southern Formosa. Other Army Helicopter Aviation Units in Vietnam. CPT Philip R. Ramsey [P]. DEP Mark S. Tonkin-Orange Co. 140 AVN (CA ARNG) CW2 Robert T. Leaver [IP] PFC Gerald F. Court [CE]. SP5 Ronald K. McDowell [MD]. CW3 Robert C. Machholz [P] #71-20218 LTJG Robert W. Fobes Jr (USN) COL James A. Cheatham SP5 Manuel E. Moore [Need A/C Unit] (Ft Carson based) A/C departed Hood AAF at 1330 hrs and arrived at field site near Gorman Falls at approx 1400 hrs where they dropped off supplies and picked up 3 PAX. SGT Brian R. Meuchel [CE]. UH-1 nose-down level attitude resulting in a 57 G's crash force. WOC William B. Hiltebeitel [SP] SGT William R. Hogan [CE] #66-16032 & UH-1B #66-16055 While flying through the canyon, A/C completed a steep right turn and then rolled into a steep left turn. SSG George T. McKinney Phase 2 of this effort is ongoing and complements the emergency response method 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'. #69-15679 Visibility was poor with ceilings estimated at 400-600'. A/C departed the airport for a half-hour flight with the PAX and minus one crewmember. WOC Charles E. Cady [SP] 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 crashed in the Sea of Japan while enroute to its base in Kangnung. 4-228 AVN 2LT William R. Groce USAAVNS #70-15709 PFC Ronald J. Shelton 4 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-1H CP died of injuries on 07NOV69. The safety board believes the SP may have flown the A/C into the ground while the IP was changing the VHF radio freq to check on wx moving in. vw golf door lock problems. UH-1H 114 AVN NOTE: All victims are listed together since specific crews/pax were not known which aircraft they were on. 11 AAD 1LT Daniel E. Graybeal [P] DAC Joseph Samut-Tagliaferro [P] A/C was flying in chalk 2 position when the T/R hub failed, made a perfect landing down into the pine forest only to set down on a tree stump, which damaged the fuel tank. After attempting to pick up a jeep (50# TQE limit), A/C took off from the PZ at night unaided. USAAVNS 1LT Jerry R. Taylor [SP] LT Nevzat Elvermez [SP]. FACTS & FIGURES. CW2 Hugh B. Pearce [P] UH-1H 507 MED CE & 1 PAX injured. army aircrews huey7ds grand cross banner schedule7ds grand cross banner schedule 16 OCT 72. SP5 Everett W. Wancura UH-1H #65-9665 topped the ridgeline overlooking the Conecuh River valley and saw the valley was covered in a dense fog layer. 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. 421 MED WO1 Keith A. Reider [P] UH-1H The drop was canceled due to 300' overcast and visibility at 1-1 1/2 mi in fog. 3/17 CAV 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. Suspected that pilot's attention was diverted shortly before wire strike to master caution and right fuel boost pump light that illuminated. LTC Ray Maynard (CAP) UH-1H B/3-5 CAV WOC Harold C. Wilson Jr [SP]. At approximately 1527 hours, a UH1B armed helicopter on a CA mission crashed and burned in the vicinity of coordinates BR837005. #64-13510 CW2 Gary D. Armstrong [IP] SP4 John V. Jones [CE]. A/C crashed on the western edge of Ft Campbell while on a routine training flight. 2LT Donald J. Kallem [P]. Sticker. WO1 Joe K. Hornberger [P] HU-1A 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. SP4 Jimmie L. Barbaree [CE]. Wood A/C experienced a mechnical problem while taking off, crashed and burned approx 18 miles N of Junction City, near the intersection of K82 and Hwy 77. LTC Joseph L. Lujan SP5 Henry L. Andrews* [CE] Brown [CE] CPT James H. Henry [P] CWO Floyd Branchfield [P] UH-1D A/C shed the xmsn cowling, then removed the M/R control tubes. 11 AAD UH-1H USAAVNS WOC Michael B. McGowan [SP] Pilot and medic in Chalk 2 acft were killed. UH-1H PFC Elijah Lister Jr A/C was on a tactical service mission with crew of 3 and 5 PAX on Ft Bragg. #69-15324 A/C was performing a hydraulics off go around at a Skelly Stage Field. [Need Tail#] 55 AVN The A/C struck the tail rotor and crashed on top of Wilson. 4-228 AVN BN UH-1 SSG Donald K. Chavis [C]. SP4 Charles P. Perkins Jr [CE]. 1LT Charles W. Cupples [IP] 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. Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning. CW4 Daniel Scott was killed instantly as his side of the A/C struck the boulder. SP4 Daniel V. McGrew WO1 Danny Richard Little [P] SP5 Billy G. McGee [CE] SGT Charles B. CPT Thomas L. Westbrook [IP] MAAG A/C crashed on gunnery range in final weeks of WOC training. P injured. The main fuselage came to rest directly underneath the power line and the tail section rolled approx 40' down a hill. 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. Mid-air collision of two HU-1s about 1-1/2 mi E of Elba while on a tactical training flight from Ft Rucker. PIC broke formation and descended to an altitude of 50'-75' AGL for about 2 miles. SP4 George W. Marchessault [CE] There were heavy rainstorms in the area at the time.
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