The crew was conducting low-level flight while enroute to the NW NOE routes, A/C exploded in flight and crashed about 6 mi E of Elba off Alabama 189. 163 ACR (MT ARNG) 116 AHT (WA ARNG) CPT William S. Inklebarger [P] The A/C struck the tail rotor and crashed on top of Wilson. INV Michael D. Davis-Riverside Co 1LT Kenneth Holt [P] WO1 James S. Cameron Jr [CP] CE & 1 PAX injured. A/C crashed in a Kawasaki village field near Camp McTureous. 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 . 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. WO1 John H. Butler [CP] The M1952A vest provided only fragmentation protection and was useless against small arms fire. USAAVNS CW2 Anthony R. Rakowski [P] UH-1H CW2 David W. Sawin [P] WO1 James Q. Warren [P] #71-20223 & #66-0818 CW2 Ronald R. Kennedy [P] A/C crashed at approx 1645 hrs 8 miles SW of Candor while on a routine training mission from Ft Bragg to Charlotte. Flight crew should not be scheduled for continuous alert and/or flight duty (required awake) in excess of 18 hours. WO1 James D. Boyer [P] WO Ronald E. Medlin [P] WO1 Vincent C. Gibson [P] PFC Ronald J. Shelton Shortly after takeoff at approx 0025 hrs, A/C suffered engine failure at 300-500' AGL. DAC Ronald R. Cowden [IP] [Need Tail#] [Need Tail#] SGT Todd W. Smit eBay Money Back Guarantee. UH-1 #63-8806 25 AVN BN 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. A/C slung a short shaft, hit a wire during autorotation and crashed. JTACs, aircrews participate in joint exercise over PRTC NG N. Orleans [SP]. SP4 Brian A. Tetta [C] A/C crashed 18 miles N of Dothan near the Choctawatchee River while on a routine training mission. LTC Harold R. Jacobs. 11 ACR 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. CW4 James A. Nichols [P] A/C was on a MAST blood run and had dropped off the blood at Madisonville, KY hospital and was returning to Ft Campbell flying at 75' AGL when it hit a powerline severing the M/R push-pull tubes. UH-1M #63-8840 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. The fuel rupture sprayed fuel on the engine and the A/C blew up. USAADCENFB #65-9436 SPC Marvin T. Simpson. UH-1H 101 ABN [Need Tail#] WO1 Desmond P. Downey Jr [CP] #70-16340 1LT James A. Johnson [SP]. Combination of high airspeed and steep banks resulted in loss of altitude causing M/R blade to hit top of tree. [Need Tail#] #74-22309 SP5 Carroll C. Zanchi [CE] SSG Linda S. Simonds [MD] Primary causes of crash were determined to be crew fatigue, lack of experience and a 10 deg. CIV Everett T. Shockley. 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. CW2 Kevin R. Killman [P] CPT William R. Apblett II [P] UH-1H A/C crashed approx 5 mi W post near Monroe Mountain due to separation of drive link trunion bearing from swashplate. WOC Thomas C. Bridges [SP] CW2 Harold E. Carty Jr [IP] AB-212 Twin Huey Italian Army, Italian Air Force, Italian Navy variant. CW2 James B. Hayes [P]. UH-1 SP5 Henry L. Andrews* [CE] Although not the focus of EMU INC., they deserve at least a brief mention: . ARMY AIR CREWS: 1966 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths The U.S. Army Kept Trying to Give the Huey Bigger Guns Visibility was poor with ceilings estimated at 400-600'. A/C from Ft Benning crashed and burned while firing machine guns on Ft Stewart's Metz range. A/C crashed into a mountain while searching for the OH-58 Involved that crashed into the same mountain. A/C from Ft Carson was on a SAR shortly before noon while ferrying searchers to look for the remains of a man stranded by a Christmas Eve plane crash, when engine and rotor rpm bled off during approach to LZ. WO1 John O. B/3-5 CAV CPT Jesse C. Yates [P] UH-1H UH-1B 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. WOC Michael B. McGowan [SP] SP5 Edward E. Poindexter A/C was attempting a mountain peak landing and at approx 150' above landing site, rotor RPM dropped to 6400. ARMY AIR CREWS: 1972-73 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths P was killed when his bullet proof seat back severed an artery in his neck. For injured hikers, Army aircrews are welcome sight from above Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. MSG Robert E. Lucey Jr. C/106 AVN (DE ARNG) 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. SP5 Billy G. McGee [CE] CW3 Robert J. Izzo Jr [MP] Visibility was poor at time of accident. UH-1H SP4 Ray Duda [CE]. USAAVNS Search was officially suspended on 10MAR81. UH-1H USAAVNS 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. Investigation determined that the torque on the clamping bolts of the swashplate outer ring trunnion bore was less than prescribed resulting in the trunnion bore wearing through the retaining bolts and coming out in flight. #66-16348 The Army Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU) is a two-piece flight suit formerly in the universal camouflage pattern, but now operational camouflage pattern that offers the soldier protection from flash fires.The coat is similar to the ACU in design, with a stand-up collar featuring a front extension, shoulder patches, a front zipper, two inside hanging chest pockets with flaps; adjustable waist . SSG Benjamin R. Greenplate [CE] HU-1A SFC Doyle D. Cannon [MO]. UH-1H AH-1W Super Cobra and UH-1N Huey - Navy WO1 Daniel B. Foy [P] CW2 Michael J. Foley [P] CP was killed when stabilizer bar hit him in the back and pinned him against the instrument panel. SP5 John M. Rudock [CE] As a result, the crew became spatially disoriented and flew the aircraft into the ground. #62-2109 A/C hit trees and crashed in swampy area. *Zilla died May 23 of his injuries. 2LT Michael P. Scott CPT Robert D. Brown [P] PFC Ira D. Holland [CE] SGM John W. Knighton. PFC Elijah Lister Jr 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. The UH-1 evolved from a 1955 US Army competition for a new utility helicopter. CPT Willard R. Woody [C]. PFC Donald R. Krause 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. CE & PAX injured. A/C crashed near Elba while on a training flight practicing slope landings when A/C overturned and rolled down a hill. One wire wrapped several times around the mast, swashplate and flight controls before breaking, resulting in total control loss, striking branches of large cottonwood tree on the NW bank of river. 1LT James B. Belcher [P] CW2 Willie M. Baker #66-16543 & #69-15857 SP4 Edwin L. Stoller [MO] UH-1D USAAVNS 4 ID 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. #64-13571 IP & SP injured. 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. SSG Michael R. Robson [MO] A/C was attempting emergency landing after experiencing engine trouble. SP4 Terence D. Miller Heated Flight Suits on Air Force's Priority List for Aircrews USAAVNS 1LT William A. Dekle Jr [SP] UH-1M SP5 Manuel E. Moore #915 A/C crashed at approx 1832 hrs in a windstorm less than 1 mile W of the airfield. WOC William L. Nutt [SP] #69-15851 P & CE injured MAAG A/C based at Feng-shan crashed into a hillside 10 miles S of Taipei at 0953 hours. The M/R came off due to mast bumping, cutting into the A/C causing the explosion and crash. [Need Tail#] 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 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. #73-21694 PFC Jaff J. Decker [CE] Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. 55 AVN 3 miles SW of Panmunjom. #66-16623 The DOD. and traveled 3/10 nm back towards the approach end of runway. 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. CW2 Michael E. Smith [P] SFC Juan R. Guerra AHT/163 ACR (UT ARNG) [Need A/C Unit] 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. 96 ARCOM (USAR) LTC Joseph L. Lujan CW3 Robert E. Fisher [P] #69-15320 *CE died 31DEC75 of injuries. CW2 Ronald D. Schroeder [P] [Need Tail#] 6 AVN PLT Crash occurred at approx 2355 hrs near Shaw Mountain on the NW portion of Ft Hood. A/C was found at first light the next day, with the only recognizable feature being the T/B sticking straight up out of the ground. CW2 Manuel Gomez [P] 2 PAX injured, 1 CAV 1700 hours. CPT Charles W. Worley [P] A/C became uncontrollable, hit the ground and slid about 60', coming to rest on its right side. WOC Harold C. Wilson Jr [SP]. [Need Tail#] UH-1B 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. A/C crashed near Weilheim while on a flight from Heidelberg to Ulm. #68-? CW2 Julius H. Ingram [P] UH-1D CPT John L. Dunnavant [P] UH-1D 82 AVN When the Army adopted its own two-letter designation system, the H-40 became the HU-1 (Helicopter Utility). #71-20296 #65-9665 LTC James M. Basile (USAF) : I am a CH-47 Flight Engineer Instructor at Ft. Rucker, AL that works for Flight School XXI. A/C crashed into a 4 foot boulder, and then rotated 185 degrees around it. DEP Mark S. Tonkin-Orange Co. 140 AVN (CA ARNG) WOC Arthur S. Primeau [SP] HU-1A CPT Arnold J. Kraushaar [P] Did you know the average life expectancy of a US Army Huey pilot in WO1 Dennis L. Knoll [CP] CPT William R. West [CP] 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. [Need Tail#] SGT William R. Hogan [CE] USAAVNS 16 OCT 72. WOC Stanley C. Owens [SP]. [Need Tail#] #68-15739 SP5 Warren W. Lemberg [CE]. 129 AVN [Need Tail#] AIR TRP/116 ACR (ID ARNG) A/C was performing NOE at 60 KIAS and 35-50' AGL. #68-15288 SP6 Joseph H. Johnson A/C was on a low-level, NOE NVG navigation training flight approx 2 miles E of Samson at 2100 hours in Geneva County. [Need Tail#] UH-1B 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. [Need Tail#] 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. SPC Frederick E. Lawrence. WO1 Lawrence D. Topel [P] [Need A/C Unit] After being installed on more than 100 U.S. Army helicopters, the Northrop Grumman Common . The A/C entered the tall trees and impacted. 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. IP told student he was assuming controls, but student would not release controls. CW2 Robert E. Goebel [CP] #63-8522 *Miller was the first helicopter fatality in the Indiana ARNG. [OH-58A Involved], PFC Michael E. Whittle [C] *1LT Whitcher died of injuries on 07MAR64. The badge is intended to recognize the training and qualifications required by aircrew of military aircraft. SGT Antonio B. Solis. 1LT Daniel E. Graybeal [P] 3 injured. CW2 Kenneth A. Getchell [P] A/C crashed into the North Han River at approx 1430 hours. [Need Tail#] The new Directional Infrared Countermeasures system has recently become operational with the U.S. Army. A/2 AVN Gear coupling froze as result of extreme heat. A/C crashed at approx 1815 hrs in woods 3 mi north of Ozark during a training flight. #65-10006 ToH Medium Helicopter Huey AB412 and More - Steam Community D/28 AVN (NC ARNG) CPT Wallace A. Kell [P] A/C in flight of three crashed into a field near the village of Hermersdorf during a training flight. 1LT Charles W. Cupples [IP] A/C was on a short 3-legged, cross country flight that departed at 1600 hrs. WO1 Danny Richard Little [P] CW2 Bruce E. Lyon [CP] [Need Tail#] A/C crashed in the Sea of Japan while enroute to its base in Kangnung. army aircrews huey WOC Don C. Reed [SP]. UH-1D & UH-1H D/101 AVN B/122 ENG BN (SC ARNG) 195 AHC 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. UH-1 Wx was 200' scattered, measured 500' and overcast. UH-1D UH-1 1LT Noel C. LaPlante [AC] WO1 Terry V. Knight [CP] SP4 Harvey M. Reynolds [CE] SGT Larry E. Steppee . 3/498 MED CW2 David A. [Need Tail#] SGT Daniel R. Deyarmin A/C crashed near the islet of Evreos in the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea SE of Corinth on a routine flight from the Southern European Task Force Base in Vicenza, Italy. D/5/117 CAV (NJ ARNG) COL Christopher B. Sinclair Jr Dawson and Pickett were executed by FMLN. UH-1V A/C was part of a 4-ship lift combat engaged/peacekeeping mission over jungles on the Atlantic coast of Panama. shortly after takeoff along the western sector of the DMZ at 2145 hours approx.