[Need A/C Unit] (CA ARNG) CPT Laurence R. Sexton [MP] *Bendick and Johnson died 1 day later. 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. SAR operations failed to locate the missing A/C and were called off on December 4. CW2 George J. Reynolds [P] DAC Morgan C. Probasco. SGT Antonio B. Solis. + $5.70 shipping. Another A/C on the same flight landed near the scene of the crash. SSG Donald K. Chavis [C]. At the time of the crash non-rated 2LT Groce was in the pilot's seat flying the A/C. SP5 Ronald K. McDowell [MD]. nose-down level attitude resulting in a 57 G's crash force. B/227 AHB #63-8806 CE injured. [Need Tail#] 49 AD PAX: 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. UH-1H CE injured. A/C crashed near Elba while on a training flight practicing slope landings when A/C overturned and rolled down a hill. UH-1B M/R blades meshed and both exploded upon impact near King's Pond. #66-16348 SSG Edward Roberts [CE] SP4 Michael B. CPT John L. Dunnavant [P] Flying conditions at the time were described as marginal with a heavy cloud cover from 700' to 9,000'. 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. CW2 Willie M. Baker 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. [Need Tail#] A/C crashed near Ras Nasrani during a prephase maintenance test flight in Sinai. SGT David M. Coleman [CE] UH-1B DEP Mark S. Tonkin-Orange Co. 140 AVN (CA ARNG) The A/C struck the tail rotor and crashed on top of Wilson. USAAVNS USAAVNS WOC Arthur S. Primeau [SP] SSG James R. Dorsey Jr [CE] Thua Thien Province. SP5 David O. Moore. #64-13510 CW2 William C. Woodard Jr [P] NOTE: All victims are listed together since specific crews/pax were not known which aircraft they were on. SP4 Alfred C. Murphy [CE]. #66-16623 SP4 George W. Marchessault [CE] It was originally intended to be an air ambulance. 4 injured. WO1 Randy R. Locklear [P] SFC Ramon N. Espinoza [CE] 1LT Daniel Winchester Jr. 4 CMD AVN BN 120 AVN A/C was chalk #4 in a 4-aircraft ferry flight from CCAD to CA. USAAVNS [Need Tail#] B/158 AVN Struck by an RPG in LZ Airborne. CIV Max Keister. PVT John W. Harris UH-1B #68-16487 A/C crashed during training flight from Hunter AAF approx 5 miles NE of Rincon. CPT Philip R. Ramsey [P]. SP5 Leonard Velucci. #64-13696 CW2 John P. Parnin [IP] [Need Tail#] Three PAX were ejected with two receiving major injuries and one slight injury. CW2 James M. Hines [P] [Need Tail#] UH-1 A/C was climbing to cruise altitude shortly after takeoff in flight of two when it encountered T/R stoppage. SPC Kurt M. Magill 1LT Jimmie L. Reynolds [P] A/C crashed approx 10 mi S of Geneva shortly after nightfall during training flight from Ft Rucker. [Need Tail#] A/C hit pine tree during night training exercise (TAC X) crashed inverted and burned. UH-1 CW2 Roger D. Given [P] Gear coupling froze as result of extreme heat. UH-1H WO1 Conny C. Cook [P] CPT Dennis H. Uyenoyama [P] SP4 Charles S. Walker [CE] UH-1H A portion of the M/R blade went into the left side of the cabin and struck victim in the head. WOC George W. Foreman [SP] Special VFR approach into weather which was below IFR minimums was attempted. From the OPNAVINST 3710.7T Chapter 8: 8.3.2.1.2 Flight Crew. A/C crashed in a grassy field near Wicksburg, about 10 mi from Dothan, while on a NVG training mission from Ft Rucker. UH-1H PFC William Esposito Jr [CE] CPL Orin L. Allred [G] SSG Gilivaldo A. Martinez Jr [MD] 2 WIA. Mid-air collision of two HU-1s about 1-1/2 mi E of Elba while on a tactical training flight from Ft Rucker. 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. 4 ID A/C crashed and burned at 1140 hours E of Winlock off Freeway near Frost Rd. A/C crashed at the base of Mt Listerane in the Rincon Mountains at approx 1300 hrs while transporting from Ft Worth to Sharp Army Depot in California. 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. Approx 5 min after takeoff Chalk 2, flying at 100' AGL, lost sight of lead and inadvertently entered a descending left turn after becoming spatially disoriented and crashed in the Anderson Butte area of the Siskiyou Mountains in Southern Oregon. [Need Tail#] UH-1B UH-1 CW3 Donald F. Landmesser [IP] UH-1 A/C crashed and burned in a heavily wooded area about 1 1/2 mi S of Troy airport near the Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery at approx 2000 hrs. #68-15438 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 departed home station IFR at 1057 hrs and at 1134 hrs crew contacted radar control and reported severe turbulence at 6000' MSL. [Need Tail#] [Need A/C Unit] UH-1H Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning. P injured. WO Ronald E. Medlin [P] Xsmn displaced in flight, allowing M/R blade to sever tailboom. PFC Ronald J. Shelton Thua Thien Province. CW3 Carl J. A/C crashed 2 miles from Matteson Range on Ft Rucker in heavy thunderstorms while on a routine mission. CW2 John A. Clark [P] 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. 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-1D WO1 Edward A. Zelko [P] #64-13900 WOC Charles E. Cady [SP] Pool [SP]. WO1 Richard T. Block [P] Accident caused by material failure of collective pitch sleeve lock. UH-1H WOC James W. Connor [SP]. UH-1H Miscellaneous units made up the remainder of Army helicopter aviation in Vietnam. 1SG Solon B. SP4 Donald E. Shinnock. UH-1B The Army's 250-foot drop tower at Fort Benning, Georgia sees a newly designed training parachute installed to better match current parachute drop rates. 55 AVN A/C crashed at approx 1832 hrs in a windstorm less than 1 mile W of the airfield. A/C was on a night resupply mission and after supply dropoff, five PAX boarded for return flight. PFC Ralph A. Cooper UH-1H [Need Tail#] 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. 239 AVN *Miller was the first helicopter fatality in the Indiana ARNG. Ground time between flight operations should be sufficient to allow flight crew to eat and obtain at least 8 hours of uninterrupted rest. [Need Tail#] UH-1B PFC Jose H. Garcia SP4 Jerome L. Brachel [CE] A/C was observed to fall straight down and strike ground and explode. LT Nevzat Elvermez [SP]. ENS Nicholas J. Ciccarelli (USN) CW4 Dickie C. Hill [P] [Need Tail#] #68-15366 A/C took off at approx 0700 hours on test flight when it crashed into Patuxent River in a steep right turn flying at approx 100 KIAS and immediately sank. CW2 Clarence L. Benoit [CP] PFC Terrance T. Klein SPC Rodney L. Blodgett SFC Ward A. Cornell UH-1 A/C crashed at approx 1100 hours near Townsend during annual training. [Need Tail#] P & 5 PAX injured. SGT John W. Scott [SP]. #70-16340 UH-1H 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. JACKSON, Tenn. -- To enhance Army battlefield lethality, UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopter pilots recently tested technology which could drastically change how Black Hawk Army aircrews plan and . WOC Ronald L. Nussbaum [SP] In order to qualify as an aircrew member and receive the . Pilot died from head injury when helmet came off during impact due to improper chin strap adjustment. It happened to the O-2 aircraft in 2010, and now the UH-1 Iroquois helicopter,. 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. WOC Harold C. Wilson Jr [SP]. UH-1D UH-1 1LT Glenn W. Whitcher* [P] The UH1 was the archetypal utility helicopter used in Vietnam. [Need Tail#] #69-15320 CW2 Stephen B. Maas [P] MAAG A/C based at Feng-shan crashed into a hillside 10 miles S of Taipei at 0953 hours. Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. After pulling UH-1H PFC James E. Cullen P & 5 PAX injured. 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. Rose [P] united methodist church global methodist. SP4 Terence D. Miller CW2 Steven D. Hodge [IP] A special missions aviator instructor with the 54th Helicopter Squadron prepares for takeoff at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., on May 13, 2014. 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. 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. 15 MED DET WO Ray F. Lumsden [P] CW2 Harold M. Kelly Jr UH-1H GI-Issue Personal Defense Weapons There is an adage in Army Aviation that you will leave a burning helicopter equipped solely with what is affixed to your body. A/C was performing a hydraulics off go around at a Skelly Stage Field. #70-16252 353 ENG BN (OK USAR) A/C crashed at approx 2330 hrs near Bonifay while on a routine night training flight a few days before graduation at Ft Rucker. 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. LTJG Julian W. Johnson* (USN) 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). PFC Charles R. Kaiser 3 injured. #68-15739 Crew was performing a routine cross-country training flight from Ft Lewis to Stockton, when the A/C landed at South Lake Tahoe Airport. [Need Tail#] [Need Tail#] SSG Benjamin R. Greenplate [CE] A/C crashed shortly after takeoff from Hunt Stagefield at Ft Rucker after experiencing an engine failure. WO1 Charles M. Falcone [P] UH-1H Exact cause of stress corrosion could not be determined. UH-1 10 injured. USAAVNS A/C crashed on a training flight near Elba. 1LT Vicki L. Boyd [PI] CPT Joseph Winford McDaniel [P] A/C was in flight of 8 flying routine checkout from Atlanta to Broken Bow when it crashed 4 miles W of Forrest City near I40 after hitting power lines across the highway. The M1952A vest provided only fragmentation protection and was useless against small arms fire. 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. #64-13571 #66-16715 A medevac helicopter carrying soldiers wounded in a clash with North Korean troops crashed #73-21825 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. 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. #69-15436 NOTE: This A/C & crew took off from our flight line, where it was based when not in field. T/R hit during low level autorotation practice, M/R system severed from A/C, hit ground and rolled right. SP4 Edwin L. Stoller [MO] 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. 1LT William A. Dekle Jr [SP] 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. A/1/212 AVN CW2 Eular M. Young [P] The fire, located 10, ALTONA, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews from 3rd Battalion . LTJG Philip R. O'Connell (USN) CW2 Guy L. Andrews Jr [CP] Probably cause was inverted or near-inverted attitude during bad weather causing severe rotor flapping and subsequent mast separation. UH-1H Chalk 2 hit the ground in a right nose-low attitude and tumbled approx 292' before coming to rest in an inverted position. 336 AVN (USAR) UH-1M [Need Tail#] 1LT James B. Belcher [P] pop up description layer Submit corrections/updated info here . 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. #69-15294 A/C crashed in Clark Hill Reservoir in 50' of water 300 yards from shore near Plum Branch. AFOTEC's mission is to inform the warfighter and acquisition through operational test. SP5 Charles Rusk A/C was on a transport flight and while RTB, crew smelled smoke. CPT David W. Watson [P] 1 injured. CW2 Stanley R. Menze [IP] The xsmn departed the A/C from the vibration. 1LT Gregory J. Paredes [CP] WOC Larry L. Breaden [SP] Crashed 5 miles E of Kerrville at approx 1430 hours. 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. #63-8828 141 SC CO (AR ARNG) (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. #68-15387 Shaft sheared from coupling after seizure. #67-17216 A/C was attempting a mountain peak landing and at approx 150' above landing site, rotor RPM dropped to 6400. Crew put the A/C ina tight left hand turn to avoid the weather when the engine failed. [Need Tail#] PFC Jaff J. Decker [CE] COL Robert T. Basha CW2 Gary C. Nistler [P] #66-16032 & UH-1B #66-16055 SP4 Howard K. Kearney Jr. USAAVNS UH-1V WOC Billy L. West [SP] UH-1H WOC Theodore R. Nashold [SP] Pilot attempted VFR into IFR weather by pilot not instrument qualified under direction from demanding officer. CP died of injuries on 07NOV69. UH-1 A/8 AVN BN 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. A/C rolled and tumbled a distance of 130' until coming to rest on its right side on a heading of 225 deg, approx 530' downstream from the wires. #67-17423 A/C was placed in a bank angle that exceeded both pilot and acft capabilities for the acft weight configuration further aggravated when the pilot applied collective and aft cyclic in an attempt to recover which placed additional loads on an already overloaded rotor system. #71-20179 Killed as a result of fall from rope while descending on wreckage of private plane that crashed on Smart's Mountain. SP4 John V. Jones [CE]. A/C crashed and burst into flames in a pear orchard adjacent to Sacramento Metropolitan Airport. WO1 Dennis L. Knoll [CP] #68-? 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 Steve R. Grisham [CE]. PFC Warren D. Switzer UH-1H 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. CIV Sven E. Carlson #69-15311 #68-15288 SP4 Carl E. Campbell [CE] SP4 Peter M. Kern CPT Harry D. Kinman UH-1 UH-1B 2 injured. Employed as troop transports, Medevac aircraft, and gunships, the Huey transformed the battlefield in Southeast Asia. [Need Tail#] USAAVNS The . SGT Larry D. Roalstad [CE], WO1 Anthony V. Huggins [P] B/227 AHB WO1 Michael R. Dawson [CP] IP injured. CE was thrown from the A/C, CP received broken back. #64-14273 The crew was conducting low-level flight while enroute to the NW NOE routes, UH-1 Iroquois; . UH-1H UH-1H CW2 Manuel Gomez [P] CPT William S. Inklebarger [P] #66-16704 #65-10055 He was climbing a rope suspended from a helicopter when he lost his grip and fell. SP5 Everett W. Wancura #65-9913 #74-22309 D/5/117 CAV (NJ ARNG) WO1 Robert G. Schutz [P] SP5 Harvey J. Salas [MO]. [Need Tail#] UH-1H WO1 John H. Butler [CP] UH-1H 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. 2LT Richard D. Puckett [SP] WOC Don C. Reed [SP]. 421 MED *CE died 31DEC75 of injuries. 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'. CW2 Robert T. Leaver [IP] 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. The bearing failed due to lack of lubrication. 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. #71-20296 Visibility was poor with ceilings estimated at 400-600'. A/C from Ft Lewis crashed and burned after it struck power lines about 8 miles N of Ellensburg, near the Reecer Creek area while reconnoitering for Exercise Coulee Crest. SFC Charles R. Metcalf [CE] Fairchild tankers among KC-135s inspected for faulty tail parts, base officials confirm #62-1947 1LT James D. Dugger Jr [P] SP5 James L. Craig Jr. Pleiku . A/C was hovering to refuel when wind from the rear tipped the acft and spun it around and M/R hit the ground causing acft to roll on its right side. 1LT Frederick E. Berkhan Jr [SP] 129 AVN 40 AHC (CA ARNG) SP4 Jerome S. Ryan Jr [C] CW2 John M. Mercer* [CP]. The Sky's no limit. 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. #71-20223 & #66-0818 LTC Ray Maynard (CAP) The gun armed aircraft would, of course, carry rockets as specified by the unit's mission. 101 AVN UH-1 [Need Tail#] Recognisable by their distinctive blue berets, AAC soldiers deliver firepower from battlefield helicopters and fixed wing aircraft to overwhelm and defeat enemy forces. Wreckage found 2 days later. 2LT William P. Russell [CP] WO1 David E. Crissman [CP] 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. CPT James H. Henry [P] #63-8815 USAAVNS CW2 David A. CPT Sashai Dawn [PC] #66-16423 Shortly after takeoff at approx 0025 hrs, A/C suffered engine failure at 300-500' AGL. Military Helicopter Enamel Hat Lapel Pin Pin Back 1 1/4" Vintage. WOC Dennis D. Lukow [SP] 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. B/1/228 AVN #70-16337 CW3 Norman B. Lowe [PP] SGT Dallas R. Cooper. A/C crashed near Wertheim during weather related night crash during a mercy flight to Aschaffenburg to pick up a supply of blood. [Need Tail#] 2LT Jason J. Baker (USAF) WOC Stanley C. Owens [SP]. 1LT Daniel E. Graybeal [P] Dawson and Pickett were executed by FMLN. WO1 Lawrence D. Topel [P] USAAVNS WOC Brent D. Gularte [SP] #65-9822 CPT Harvey R. Jokinen #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. precessing main attitude indicator. 2 WOCs injured. PVT Barry J. Chatwin* CW2 James R. Harbeson [P] 71 AVN SP6 David M. Webb [CE]. Heavy fog was reported in the area at the time of the crash. CPL J.B. Kim (ROK). UH-1 Vietnam Losses }-> 1972-73 ~ 1971 ~ 1970 ~ 1969 ~ USAAVNS A/C crashed at approx 1320 hrs just after placing a cross atop St Mary's Roman Catholic church under construction in Goeppingen. CW2 Kenneth A. Getchell [P] UH-1D SGT Todd W. Smit A/2/147 AVN (MN ARNG) D/4 AVN Combination of high airspeed and steep banks resulted in loss of altitude causing M/R blade to hit top of tree. #69-15675 Crash took place during Gallant Eagle exercises and acft was based in Ft Sill. #915 A/C rocked forward on nose, bounced and hit an embankment causing fuel cells to rupture. UH-1B #68-15644 1/3 ACR 2 SP injured. CW3 Clarence P. Burkett Jr [P] COL James A. Cheatham #66-16092 3 ACR UH-1B 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. SP5 Billy G. McGee [CE] CPT Michael A. McCrory [CP] A/C crashed near Weilheim while on a flight from Heidelberg to Ulm. A/C shed the xmsn cowling, then removed the M/R control tubes. Their blades meshed producing the mid-air. MAJ Harold F. Sutton [P]. UH-1B HU-1A SGT Michael J. Chandler [CE]. 101 AVN UH-1D The nose and windshield area was destroyed and A/C traveled forward 25 yds, rolled right and entered the water inverted. WO1 John O. UH-1H 193 AVN UH-1H 21 AVN SP4 Charles P. Perkins Jr [CE]. CW4 James A. Nichols [P] Little 10 injured. After being installed on more than 100 U.S. Army helicopters, the Northrop Grumman Common . [Need Tail#] CWO Frederick Tate [P] SP4 Thomas E. Heaverin [MO] Once testing is completed and UIPE Air 2PUG is approved, it will be fielded to all U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Army aircrews across fixed wing, rotary wing, ejection seat and large frame aircrafts. 5 injured. Probable cause was spatial disorientation. A/C hit trees and crashed in swampy area. Approx one minute after takeoff as A/C was making a left downwind departure from LZ after hot refuel, the A/C struck the ground in a left roll, nose-low attitude traveling 60-70 KIAS. [Need Tail#] At 50-100' AGL, pitch was pulled but had no effect and A/C struck ground in near-level attitude and approx 15g. UH-1H 2LT Donald J. Kallem [P]. Best Review Site for Digital Cameras. 25 APR 69. UH-1H Chalk 1 continued straight and level, hitting the ground in an almost level attitude, slid 326' before coming to rest upright. DEP James D. McSweeney-LA Co A/C was performing NOE at 60 KIAS and 35-50' AGL. PFC Donald R. Hughes. UH-1H [Need Tail#] #66-0854 Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning in light rain conditions. 04 APR 71. A/C crashed approx 5 mi W post near Monroe Mountain due to separation of drive link trunion bearing from swashplate. A soldier of a field arty observation party exited properly to front of A/C but while attempting to return to acft to pick up additional equipment, walked into the T/R during a training exercise at Ft Irwin. SP5 Gerald Rybacki [MO]. [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. UH-1H UH-1H CW3 Robert E. Fisher [P] A/C crashed during Operation Brimfrost at Ft Wainwright. 1LT Gregory P. Powers [IP] A/C crashed at approx 2350 hrs 2 miles northeast of Muldraugh at the top of a rocky cliff, 40' above Wilson Rd during a flight to evaluate a new night vision device (starlight scope) at Ft Knox. A/C crashed in dense fog near Grafenwoehr enroute to assist in the evac of an accident victim. SFC Juan R. Guerra SP4 Kurt J. Schroeder [CE] 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. USAAVNS #69-15913 CW2 Bruce E. Lyon [CP] 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. 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 A/C Unit] (TX ARNG) UH-1H UH-1H CW2 Carol L. McKinney [CP] A/C crashed and burned 3 mi south of Turkey Creek Ranch while on a routine training mission from Ft Carson at approx 1050 hours. After attempting to pick up a jeep (50# TQE limit), A/C took off from the PZ at night unaided. There were heavy rainstorms in the area at the time. A/C crashed into Eklutna Glacier north of Anchorage during a routine training mission. PFC Gerald F. Court [CE]. A/C was on a tactical service mission with crew of 3 and 5 PAX on Ft Bragg. CW3 Robert C. Machholz [P] USAAVNS A/C was on a short 3-legged, cross country flight that departed at 1600 hrs. Separation of white drive link caused an uncontrollable descending right turn and crash into trees. UH-1V 96 ARCOM (USAR) DEP Roy A. Chester-LA Co UH-1 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. WOC Thomas C. Bridges [SP] 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. CPT Thomas L. Westbrook [IP] vw golf door lock problems. E/501 AVN 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.
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