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UH-1D PVT Barry J. Chatwin* CPT Laurence R. Sexton [MP] D/101 AVN WO1 Edward A. Zelko [P] 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. 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. [Need Tail#] Caused by short shaft failure. 03 OCT 70: SP5 Kenneth J. Koch [CE] Quang Tin . [Need Tail#] A/C crashed into a mountain while searching for the OH-58 Involved that crashed into the same mountain. 1LT Charles W. Cupples [IP] PFC James E. Cullen 71 AVN DAC Morgan C. Probasco. 141 SC CO (AR ARNG) CW2 Paul J. Wilson [P] The fire, located 10 miles south of the Canadian border just outside New York's Adirondack Park, began on July 12. A/C crashed about 4 miles north of Cheraw during Air Assault II exercises. A/C exploded and crashed near Wicksburg while on a training flight from Ft Rucker. 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. GSGT Dale A. Erlert (USMC) SP5 Earl D. Rankhorn [CE] NOTE: All victims are listed together since specific crews/pax were not known which aircraft they were on. I've been a crewmember on Chinooks since 2003 with the 101st, 2 ID and 10th MTN. SGT William R. Hogan [CE] Eventually, however, a system that no longer has an Army-wide parts system or support structure must be phased out. 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. The U.S. Army Kept Trying to Give the Huey Bigger Guns 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. #64-14273 SP4 Robert E. Lee Murphy [CE] 11 AAD A/C crashed 2 miles from Matteson Range on Ft Rucker in heavy thunderstorms while on a routine mission. UH-1 How many choppers were shot down in Vietnam? 1LT Ronald L. Redeker [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. Aircrews from Ellsworth Air Force Base worked side-by-side with members of the 582nd Helicopter Group out of F.E. WO1 Dennis L. Knoll [CP] A/C crashed into a tree and exploded in flames about 1600 hrs in 11 Mile Canyon, approx 10 mi W of Florissant, during a medevac of an injured mountain climber that fell off a cliff. 1LT Glenn W. Whitcher* [P] MAAG WO1 Richard J. Kasha [PC] 1LT James A. Johnson [SP]. A/C was Chalk 2 in flight of three UH-1s in loose trail formation which departed Bishop airport enroute to Los Alamitos AAF. Investigation revealed A/C was approx 900 lbs overweight for density altitude at takeoff point. #69-15329 CW2 Stanley R. Menze [IP] HU-1A A/C flew into the Nha Trang Bay while searching for another Huey crash. ARMY AIR CREWS: 1963-65 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths 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. 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. A/C crashed at approx 0550 hours during a rain storm near the NE fringe of San Antonio after dropping off an automobile wreck victim at a local hospital. Flight slowed to about 50 KIAS and crossed a tower at less than required 50' clearance when Chalk #4 descended onto the tower while returning to cruising altitude. SP5 Bruce L. Dunn [CE]. JTACs, aircrews participate in joint exercise over PRTC UH-1H Other aircraft were able to avoid wires. topped the ridgeline overlooking the Conecuh River valley and saw the valley was covered in a dense fog layer. 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. SP4 Howard K. Kearney Jr. USAAVNS A/C crashed during training flight from Hunter AAF approx 5 miles NE of Rincon. UH-1 Ground time between flight operations should be sufficient to allow flight crew to eat and obtain at least 8 hours of uninterrupted rest. A/C tookoff from Ft Knox on a flight to "burn off" some time so it could be carried in for a scheduled inspection. A/C crashed and burned in an open area near Lake Tholocco while attempting an emergency landing during IP course training at Ft Rucker. #70-16340 Although not the focus of EMU INC., they deserve at least a brief mention: . WOC James C. Garland [SP] 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. CW2 Donald D. Bryant [PI] #63-8828 [Need A/C Unit] (Ft Carson based) #69-15320 CIV Phillip E. Walker [IP] CW2 Michael J. Foley [P] 1LT Jerry R. Brown [CP] A/C crashed and burned at 1140 hours E of Winlock off Freeway near Frost Rd. 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. #69-15016 A/C exploded in flight and crashed about 6 mi E of Elba off Alabama 189. [Need Tail#] At the time of the crash non-rated 2LT Groce was in the pilot's seat flying the A/C. #66-16931 3/498 MED Pilot died from head injury when helmet came off during impact due to improper chin strap adjustment. SP4 Richard E. Corder 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. 4 injured. WOC Ronald L. Nussbaum [SP] The Guns of U.S. Army Aviation in Vietnam - GunsAmerica Digest CW2 Jules S. Guidry [PP] A/C crashed during Operation Brimfrost at Ft Wainwright. SSG James R. Dorsey Jr [CE] Thua Thien Province. USAAVNS Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning. The initial Army designation was HU-1, which led to the common unofficial nickname of "Huey." CW2 Lawrence E. Apt [P] A/C crashed at approx 2100 hrs near Oak Grove airport S of Ft Worth while enroute to 300 Aviation Squadron base during violent stormy weather. 336 AVN (USAR) PFC Carl L. Brown CW3 Charles N. Hurt [MP] [Need Tail#] #66-16668 WO1 Desmond P. Downey Jr [CP] #73-21711 [Need A/C Unit] 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. P injured. COL Robert T. Basha WOC Steven D. Wells [SP]. A/C exploded and crashed in a wheat field near Ebenheid during a routine maintenance test flight. CPT Andrew W. Burgland [P] UH-1H A/C crashed while on a parachute drop mission near the Corregidore Drop Zone due to mast bumping. UH-1M [Need Tail#] USAAVNTBD 4-228 AVN BN P, CP & CE injured 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. CPT Patrick F. Craven [P] WOC Harold C. Wilson Jr [SP]. UH-1H CPT Charles W. Worley [P] The soldiers had been conducting UH-1H SP5 John M. Rudock [CE] Mid-air collision with another Huey 5 mi south of Samson near the Alabama-Florida line while on a training flight from Ft Rucker. WOC injured. CP was killed when stabilizer bar hit him in the back and pinned him against the instrument panel. [Need Tail#] COL James A. Cheatham The M/R blades and xmsn were torn loose before ground impact. LTC William L. Smith. LTC Ray Maynard (CAP) The student pilots were less than 1 month from earning their wings. C/101 ABN Military. UH-1D 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. 1LT Richard J. Griggs [P] Shaft sheared from coupling after seizure. UH-1H SP4 Jerrold L. Nunes Do military pilots have flight & rest hours regulation? A/C hit trees and crashed in swampy area. C injured. CW3 Geoffrey L. Nett [P] PFC Donald W. Persinger Phase 2 of this effort is ongoing and complements the emergency response method CPT Dennis H. Uyenoyama [P] #64-14144 The badge is intended to recognize the training and qualifications required by aircrew of military aircraft. UH-1H PFC William Esposito Jr [CE] CPL Orin L. Allred [G] SSG Gilivaldo A. Martinez Jr [MD] 2 WIA. While flying through the canyon, A/C completed a steep right turn and then rolled into a steep left turn. Separation of white drive link caused an uncontrollable descending right turn and crash into trees. [Need Tail#] SFC Ward A. Cornell A/C from Ft Benning crashed and burned while firing machine guns on Ft Stewart's Metz range. SGT Constancio Nacua Combination of high airspeed and steep banks resulted in loss of altitude causing M/R blade to hit top of tree. SSG Linda S. Simonds [MD] [Need Tail#] #915 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. UH-1B CWO Floyd Branchfield [P] UH-1B SP4 Donald G. Van Dyke A/C was on a night mission supporting Project MASSTER when it went inadvertant IMC departing Pipeline Gunnery Range on Ft Hood at 0200 hrs and crashed about 600 yds from takeoff point near the Dalton Mountain helipad. WOC Lee A. CE & PAX injured. UH-1 CW2 Paul S. Timmer Jr [P] SP5 Harvey J. Salas [MO]. 1/48 UH-1C Huey Helicopter Iroquois Military Models US Army Aircraft [Need Tail#] Special VFR approach into weather which was below IFR minimums was attempted. CW3 Carl J. #67-17621 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. UH-1H 353 ENG BN (OK USAR) [Need Tail#] ARMY AIR CREWS: 1971 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths P & CE injured. Other Helicopter Units | Huey Vets SGT Charles L. Hansen [CE] CPT Charlie J. Ford [P] SGT Dallas R. Cooper. SGT Kosta T. Milisis [C] #65-9436. #62-1947 CW2 Larry N. Sain [P] A Very Close Look At The Anti-Missile System That Will Equip 1,500+ US Pilot Knoll and CE Knoll were brothers. 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. UH-1 *Miller was the first helicopter fatality in the Indiana ARNG. A/C was in flight of 7 acft on RTB from a 5-day field exercise to Goeppingen, proceeding in loose trail formation. #73-21836 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 . Accident caused by material failure of collective pitch sleeve lock. UH-1H #69-15187 A/C became uncontrollable, hit the ground and slid about 60', coming to rest on its right side. 3/17 CAV 1LT Daniel Winchester Jr. 4 CMD AVN BN CW2 Hugh B. Pearce [P] UH-1D Three PAX were ejected with two receiving major injuries and one slight injury. SP4 Daniel V. McGrew UH-1B USAAVNS UH-1B A/C crashed near Runway 6 while attempting landing in foggy conditions at MacArthur-Long Island Airport. Warren AFB, Wyo., during a joint exercise at the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota, Dec. 7, 2017. UH-1H CW2 Steven D. Hodge [IP] 336 AHC (USAR) 1LT Gregory P. Powers [IP] + $5.70 shipping. (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. Pool [SP]. 2-4 ID 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. #69-15913 WO1 Joe K. Hornberger [P] SGT James R. Teel [CE] Army Aircrew Combat Uniform - Wikipedia UH-1H UH-1B SP5 Warren W. Lemberg [CE]. 2LT Curt Heady [P] Suspect crew disorientation due to whiteout conditions when A/C hit the mountain on the right side. CP & CE injured. USAAVNS SP5 Gary L. Harelstad [CE]. SGT David M. Coleman [CE] #69-15679 $17.95. CPT Ronald R. Jongejan [P] 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. PFC Jose H. Garcia out of the dive, the PIC repeated the maneuver but could not stop the excessive rate of descent during 2nd dive. SP5 Everett W. Wancura UH-1 16 OCT 72. INV Michael D. Davis-Riverside Co WO1 Vincent C. Gibson [P] 2LT Michael P. Scott 1LT William A. Dekle Jr [SP] 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. After pulling WO1 Robert G. Schutz [P] #63-8815 DEP Mark S. Tonkin-Orange Co. 140 AVN (CA ARNG) eBay Money Back Guarantee. Visibility was 3 mi with light rain and fog. A/C departed the airport for a half-hour flight with the PAX and minus one crewmember. UH-1H UH-1D USAAVNS USAAVNS A/C was on a short 3-legged, cross country flight that departed at 1600 hrs. Wreckage discovered at 0850 hrs the following morning. 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. A/C involved in midair crash with an TH-13 #67-17067 3 mi N of Hanchey AHP during training at Ft Rucker. The fuel rupture sprayed fuel on the engine and the A/C blew up. #69-15260 WO1 Neil G. Paulson [P] 6 Facts About the Huey Helicopter | History Hit PFC Homer Dawson UH-1H CW2 Phillip A. Jones [PP] Flight crew should not be scheduled for continuous alert and/or flight duty (required awake) in excess of 18 hours. 1LT Daniel E. Graybeal [P] CPT Myles H. Mierswa Jr [P] #73-21694 A/C crashed 4 mi NW of Pembroke while on a routine training mission from Ft Stewart. #68-16487 1LT Vicki L. Boyd [PI] SGT Daniel R. Deyarmin 229 MED DET CW2 John P. Parnin [IP] 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 Willie M. Baker SPC Frederick E. Lawrence. IP initiated simulated forced landing and noticed rapidly decaying engine and rotor RPM. UH-1H Blackhawk helicopters replacing venerable Hueys at U.S. Army Yuma During a night-aided flight at 75' AGL and 60 KIAS, pilot made an evasive right turn to avoid another acft and while still in a slight descent, hit 10' berm. UH-1 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1970-1974) UH-1H WOC Conrad L. Walton [SP] A/C crashed approx 5 mi W post near Monroe Mountain due to separation of drive link trunion bearing from swashplate. CPT David W. Watson [P] 1 injured. AVN DET/USAEUR UH-1B Accidentally shot when M-60 in cargo area discharged while preparing to move a downed Huey crew from Hill 422 to Chu Lai. CPT William A. Lashley [P] 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 A/C Unit] (TX ARNG) #63-8806 SP5 Charles Rusk SP4 John V. Jones [CE]. P & CE injured UH-1H #71-20260 Other Army Helicopter Aviation Units in Vietnam. UH-1M By implementing an overarching emergency handling logic across the Aviation branch, Army aircrews will be better prepared to respond to emergencies in context with the profiles required in LSCO. CW2 Roger D. Given [P] WOC Michael B. McGowan [SP] 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. CW2 Dale R. Schmidt [P] CW2 Joseph R. Berning [CP] CPT William R. West [CP] 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. SPC Henry Salcido There was a miscommunication between construction workers and the pilot that the load was detached, however as the A/C began to depart, the stress from the load caused the A/C to turn upside down, crashing to the ground nose first. 2LT Eric J. Smeltzer [P] [Need Tail#] WOC Don C. Reed [SP]. Of those servicepeople, 2,382 were killed while serving aboard UH-1 Iroquois, better known as the ubiquitous "Huey." Pilot was performing a second ILS approach when A/C traveled 3/10 nm past the runway approach end, turned approx 180 deg. UH-1V WO1 Paul A. Holley [P] Investigation revealed that IP allowed student pilot to put the A/C in an attitude from which it was impossible to recover. 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. #71-20284 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.

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