1/325 ABN
A/C exploded and crashed near Wicksburg while on a training flight from Ft Rucker. 26 APR 69. A/C crashed approx 2 miles W of the main gate at Ft Irwin at 1815 hours while enroute to a field support site.
377 MED
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. SGT Antonio B. Solis. LTJG Robert W. Fobes Jr (USN)
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. 2LT James A. Fitz [SP]
SP5 Warren W. Lemberg [CE]. DAC Joseph Samut-Tagliaferro [P]
The A/C struck the tail rotor and crashed on top of Wilson. Phase 2 of this effort is ongoing and complements the emergency response method
Sticker. 1LT Peter J. 336 AHC (USAR)
[Need A/C Unit]
Their blades meshed producing the mid-air. UH-1H
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. WOC Arthur S. Primeau [SP]
CW2 Michael H. Andress [IP]
#66-0952
1 injured. 96 ARCOM (USAR)
#66-0572
From the OPNAVINST 3710.7T Chapter 8: 8.3.2.1.2 Flight Crew. A/C pitched forward into a high speed dive while changing position in formation flight cutting through 250' of trees on Ft Stewart. 2LT [SP] injured. 421 MED
Cause was determined to be explosive engine failure as the result of corrosion of the #1 bearing. PFC Jose H. Garcia
#65-10006
2LT Harris C. Vahle Jr [P]
WO1 Danny Richard Little [P]
CW3 Charles N. Hurt [MP]
CWO Dewey C. Little Jr [P]
Butler. UH-1H
UH-1B
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.
Although not the focus of EMU INC., they deserve at least a brief mention: . CW3 Edward A. Jones [P]
SP4 Charles S. Walker [CE]
IP told student he was assuming controls, but student would not release controls. AB-412 Grifone Italian Army, Carabinieri, SAR, civilian variant.
Chalk 1 continued straight and level, hitting the ground in an almost level attitude, slid 326' before coming to rest upright. CW2 Joseph R. Berning [CP]
Lead aircraft spotted the OH-58, but failed to report its position to remaining flight taking off and getting in position. [Need Tail#]
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. A/C was cleared to land on sod next to runway, when it touched down hard and crew attempted to recover, became airborne again, flipped inverted, rolled and came to rest upright. 101 AVN
Wreckage found 2 days later. SFC Doyle D. Cannon [MO]. P & 5 PAX injured. D/1/9 CAV
LTC Ray Maynard (CAP)
The TH-1H was one of the newest of more than 15 variants of the original UH-1 Huey first flown in 1956. .
USAAVNS
COL Robert T. Basha
MAJ Harold F. Sutton [P]. A/C crashed at approx 1145 hrs at Ft Polk during pilot check ride performing hydraulics off landing. SP4 Bengt E. Johansson
A/C hit trees and crashed in swampy area. 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. CW2 Jules S. Guidry [PP]
1LT Vicki L. Boyd [PI]
DET H 504 AVN
CW2 Eular M. Young [P]
WO1 Richard T. Block [P]
[Need A/C Unit]
A/C departed field site to check weather. WOC Malcolm H. Littman Jr. [Need A/C Unit]
WO1 Charles M. Falcone [P]
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. WOC Dennis D. Lukow [SP]
SSG Michael R. Robson [MO]
CW3 Robert J. Izzo Jr [MP]
It then burst into flames. UH-1
UH-1
#71-20284
USAAVNS
#66-16668
PVT Gary A. Holz [G]
[Need Tail#]
UH-1H
USAAVNS
SGT Kosta T. Milisis [C]
SP4 Carl E. Campbell [CE]
[Need Tail#]
The xsmn departed the A/C from the vibration.
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. 28 AVN (PN ARNG)
How many choppers were shot down in Vietnam? #68-15644
Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning in light rain conditions. UH-1H
SP4 Ray Duda [CE]. UH-1H
Special VFR approach into weather which was below IFR minimums was attempted. HU-1A
SP4 Michael B. #PinoyAviatorsNEWS PAF UH-1H HUEY CRASHED, KILLING 2 PILOTS, 2 AIRCREWS & 3 ARMY SOLDIERS ONBOARD A Philippine Air Force (PAF) UH-1H "Huey" helicopter with tail number 517 from the 205th Tactical. UH-1B
HU-1A
#70-15709
WO1 Richard J. Kasha [PC]
[Need Tail#]
[Need Tail#]
SSG Donald K. Chavis [C].
A/C crashed shortly before noon 9 miles NE of Cheraw during Air Assault II exercises due to engine failure followed by extended glide to clearing and hit trees. CW2 James B. Hayes [P]. UH-1H
WO1 George F. Camara [P]
UH-1H
WOC John P. Palazzolo [SP]. Aircrews from Ellsworth Air Force Base worked side-by-side with members of the 582nd Helicopter Group out of F.E. [Need Tail#]
SP5 Ronald K. McDowell [MD].
#66-16543 & #69-15857
#69-15013
WO1 Robert G. Schutz [P]
#62-2109
A/C in flight of three crashed into a field near the village of Hermersdorf during a training flight. WOC James W. Connor [SP]. UH-1H
#63-8806
53 AVN DET
1SG Wood died 2 days later. CW4 James A. Nichols [P]
SGT John J. SPC James C. Bolinger [CE]. PFC William Esposito Jr [CE] CPL Orin L. Allred [G] SSG Gilivaldo A. Martinez Jr [MD] 2 WIA. 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. 129 AVN
PV2 Randall J. Ladwig
101 AVN
A/C was performing NOE at 60 KIAS and 35-50' AGL. PFC Donald R. Krause
UH-1
A/C exploded in flight and crashed about 6 mi E of Elba off Alabama 189. SGT Michael J. Chandler [CE]. A/C from Ft Benning crashed and burned while firing machine guns on Ft Stewart's Metz range. CPT Michael A. McCrory [CP]
1267 MED (MO ARNG)
B/1/228 AVN
A medevac helicopter carrying soldiers wounded in a clash with North Korean troops crashed
[Need Tail#]
UH-1H
CW3 Carl J. MO injured. CW2 Michael S. Robinson [IP]
Fairchild tankers among KC-135s inspected for faulty tail parts, base officials confirm pop up description layer Submit corrections/updated info here . UH-1V
[OH-58A Involved], PFC Michael E. Whittle [C]
Little
A/C crashed 4 mi NW of Pembroke while on a routine training mission from Ft Stewart. A/C crashed in dense fog near Grafenwoehr enroute to assist in the evac of an accident victim. UH-1
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. A/C went into a descending right turn and struck two guy wires of a power line at 2130 hours and exploded into a hillside at the foothills of the Laguna Mountains. WOC Timothy Conway [SP]
A/C crashed while on a parachute drop mission near the Corregidore Drop Zone due to mast bumping.
A/C departed the airport for a half-hour flight with the PAX and minus one crewmember. LTC Elliott W. Polcene Jr [OB]
The Army employed it in various roles, including that of an armed escort or attack gunship in Vietnam. A/C was on a tactical service mission with crew of 3 and 5 PAX on Ft Bragg. A/C crashed while flying an observation mission on an Organization of American States peacekeeping mission during border disputes between Ecuador and Peru. #65-9975
[Need A/C Unit] (CA ARNG)
No further details. CW2 Ronald D. Schroeder [P]
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. SP4 Douglas Lee Adams [CE]
SSG Edward Roberts [CE]
CPT Dennis H. Uyenoyama [P]
The M1952A vest provided only fragmentation protection and was useless against small arms fire. WO1 James S. Cameron Jr [CP]
#65-9436
Task 1070 for all Army aircraft. USAAVNS
Submit corrections/updated info here
49 AD PAX:
1LT Kenneth Holt [P]
Suspected that pilot's attention was diverted shortly before wire strike to master caution and right fuel boost pump light that illuminated. #63-8760
UH-1H
WOC Mark Hitzig [SP].
USAAVNS
UH-1H
CW2 Stewart Hundere [AC]
E/3 AVN BN
UH-1D
CP injured. 1SG Solon B. .
CW2 Jeffrey A. Moore [P]
Pool [SP]. CIV Patrick R. Pennington. A/2 AVN
#65-9913
CPT Richard D. Donaldson [IP]
A/158 AVN #67-17640 D/1/1 AD
[Need Tail#]
#65-10055
After about 20 minutes of flight, CP announced a decrease in rotor RPM and A/C flew into trees and crashed. CW2 Stephen B. Maas [P]
A/C crashed in dense fog around 0003 hours EDT near Yarmouth on a combined passenger delivery and training missing from Providence to Camp Edwards. UH-1
UH-1H
1LT Ronald L. Redeker [P]
A/C hit pine tree during night training exercise (TAC X) crashed inverted and burned. 1LT William A. Dekle Jr [SP]
At 1825 hrs, witness on the northern coast reported low-flying acft flying over her house, followed by silence. B/38 AVN BDE (IN ARNG)
#66-16092
239 AVN
UH-1
CPT Clarence M. Bratt [P]
[Need Tail#]
Military Helicopter Enamel Hat Lapel Pin Pin Back 1 1/4" Vintage. A/C crashed at approx 1320 hrs just after placing a cross atop St Mary's Roman Catholic church under construction in Goeppingen. CW2 Manuel Gomez [P]
#68-15739
DAC Chansy Hang [IP]. 1LT Robert E. Tindall [SP]
NOTE: Most information for Vietnam crew losses have come from the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association #593
A/C was on a transport flight and while RTB, crew smelled smoke. UH-1H
Pilot lost control after a small metal stud broke and key parts fell off the M/R assembly. USAAVNS
Visibility was poor at time of accident. [Need Tail#]
SSG Cecil B. F/701 MAINT BN
CW2 William C. Woodard Jr [P]
[Need Tail#]
HU-1A
A/C involved in midair crash with an TH-13 #67-17067 3 mi N of Hanchey AHP during training at Ft Rucker. A/C exploded and crashed in a wheat field near Ebenheid during a routine maintenance test flight. SGT Charles B. #69-15320
#66-0787
COL James A. Cheatham
SP4 Peter M. Kern
CW2 Kenneth A. Getchell [P]
Wood [P]
CW3 Robert E. Fisher [P]
SP4 Mark T. Francis [CE]
A/C was part of a 4-ship lift combat engaged/peacekeeping mission over jungles on the Atlantic coast of Panama. SP4 Terence D. Miller
CP was killed when stabilizer bar hit him in the back and pinned him against the instrument panel. After pulling
SP5 Jessie L. Baguex
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WOC Lowell A. 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. SFC Lynn V. Keen [MO]
As A/C reached 400-500' AGL, mast bumping occurred causing loss of the rotor head, rolled inverted and crashed into trees at approx. SGT John W. Scott [SP]. The . NOTE: All victims are listed together since specific crews/pax were not known which aircraft they were on. [Need Tail#]
which involved two slicks flying side-by-side. UH-1H
2LT Jonathan D. Coby [SP]
At approximately 1527 hours, a UH1B armed helicopter on a CA mission crashed and burned in the vicinity of coordinates BR837005. 1 CAV
UH-1M
UH-1
SSG David G. Rayborn [MO].
SP4 Charles P. Perkins Jr [CE]. SGT Jeffrey L. Kildow [CE]
3 injured. Green [CP]
Dawson and Pickett were executed by FMLN. UH-1H
Crew thought they spotted a downed aircraft and descended to approx 20-30' above trees, slowed acft below ETL, spun right and into trees, hitting the ground nose down. A/C crashed into a mountain while searching for the OH-58 Involved that crashed into the same mountain. 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. CPT Myles H. Mierswa Jr [P]
#66-16623
[Need Tail#]
out of the dive, the PIC repeated the maneuver but could not stop the excessive rate of descent during 2nd dive.
At 20' AGL, A/C suddenly turned right and settled down to ground, M/R blades hit rock outcropping next to landing area, pitched up then fell down the side of mountain, rolling several times coming to rest far below the saddle and was consumed by post-crash fire. PFC Ralph A. Cooper
In an attempt to maintain contact with the flight, pilot entered a slight descending left turn. 120 AVN
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UH-1B
UH-1H
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