The M/R came off due to mast bumping, cutting into the A/C causing the explosion and crash. A/C crashed in a remote swampy area about 2100 hrs approx 3 mi NW of Ft Stewart while enroute on a MAST mission to rescue two victims of a car wreck under special VFR clearance. 1LT Nicki L. Sutera [P] WOC Brent D. Gularte [SP] WO1 Edward E. Dewinter Jr [P] A/C crashed into a mountain while searching for the OH-58 Involved that crashed into the same mountain. WOC George W. Foreman [SP] Warren AFB, Wyo., during a joint exercise at the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota, Dec. 7, 2017. #66-0952 53 AVN DET #71-20260 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. 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. CW2 Phillip A. Jones [PP] DAC John Bryan [IP] CWO Dewey C. Little Jr [P] Ward [CE] PdM AW is a product management office within the Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier portfolio. 1LT Kenneth Holt [P] [Need A/C Unit] As A/C reached 400-500' AGL, mast bumping occurred causing loss of the rotor head, rolled inverted and crashed into trees at approx. WOC Stephen L. McGrew [SP] [Need Tail#] UH-1 SP4 Alfred C. Murphy [CE]. USAAVNS P, CP & CE injured SSG Mifflin Tichenor Jr. HHC/101 AVN #65-10055 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. [Need Tail#] 374 AA (USAR) Best Review Site for Digital Cameras. #66-0854 UH-1H #69-15324 SP4 Robert E. Lee Murphy [CE] MAJ Richard C. Bulliner [P] UH-1B WO1 Randy R. Locklear [P] WOC Timothy Conway [SP] A/C pitched forward into a high speed dive while changing position in formation flight cutting through 250' of trees on Ft Stewart. #69-15016 CW4 Walter F. Nunley [P]. WO1 Keith A. Reider [P] [Need Tail#] UH-1B 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. 2LT William P. Russell [CP] SP5 Billy G. McGee [CE] CW2 Lawrence E. Apt [P] PFC Jaff J. Decker [CE] UH-1D CW2 Edmund F. Paulauskas [P]. A/C was on a tactical service mission with crew of 3 and 5 PAX on Ft Bragg. [Need Tail#] #62-1947 A/C crashed at approx 1145 hrs at Ft Polk during pilot check ride performing hydraulics off landing. 04 APR 71. 71 AVN 11 AAD USAAVNS UH-1 UH-1H 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 crashed while on a parachute drop mission near the Corregidore Drop Zone due to mast bumping. #70-16337 UH-1H vw golf door lock problems. Wreckage discovered at 0850 hrs the following morning. D/4 AVN $17.95. WOC Dennis G. Hector [SP]. [Need Tail#] CW2 Ronald R. Kennedy [P] A/2/147 AVN (MN ARNG) Xsmn displaced in flight, allowing M/R blade to sever tailboom. 421 MED A/C crashed on the western edge of Ft Campbell while on a routine training flight. Updates ongoing as research is completed. (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. CW2 Steven D. Hodge [IP] A/7 AVN 489 ENG BN (AR USAR): WOC Guy K. Nelson [SP]. A/C crashed while flying an observation mission on an Organization of American States peacekeeping mission during border disputes between Ecuador and Peru. 2LT Harris C. Vahle Jr [P] 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. Wreckage found 2 days later. SP4 Jeff R. Patterson The badge is intended to recognize the training and qualifications required by aircrew of military aircraft. A/C was peforming an NVG Medevac mission of a wounded military advisor when they entered IMC, initiated proper emergency procedures, re-entered VMC, was in level attitude at cruise airspeed when it struck the side of a hill 38' below the ridgeline at approx 2256 hrs. CE injured. #68-15739 USNTPS 11,846 helicopters According to the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, a total of 11,846 helicopters were shot down or crashed during the war, resulting in nearly 5,000 American pilots and crew killed. WOC Lee A. UH-1 PVT John W. Harris 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. #69-15294 UH-1 The xsmn departed the A/C from the vibration. 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'. B/158 AVN BN UH-1H Task 1070 for all Army aircraft. CPT Edward F. Roe II [SP] CW2 Ronald D. Schroeder [P] A/C on a medical evacuation mission crashed into a mountain at approx 3000' level, outside of Soto Cano AFB near Comayagua. UH-1H A/C crashed near Runway 6 while attempting landing in foggy conditions at MacArthur-Long Island Airport. 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. SGT Charles E. Lewis A/C was performing a hydraulics off go around at a Skelly Stage Field. CP injured. The Aircrew Badge, commonly known as Wings, is a qualification badge of the United States military that is awarded by all five branches of armed services to personnel who serve as aircrew members on board military aircraft. 1LT Gregory L. Ray Pilot was performing a second ILS approach when A/C traveled 3/10 nm past the runway approach end, turned approx 180 deg. SP4 Kurt J. Schroeder [CE] #67-17216 SGT William R. Hogan [CE] UH-1B Pilot died from head injury when helmet came off during impact due to improper chin strap adjustment. MAJ Harold F. Sutton [P]. WO1 John O. 412 MED (KY USAR) UH-1H WO James L. Mersman [P] #65-9665 Lead aircraft spotted the OH-58, but failed to report its position to remaining flight taking off and getting in position. 1LT Peter J. A/C was on a night resupply mission and after supply dropoff, five PAX boarded for return flight. B/122 ENG BN (SC ARNG) : I am a CH-47 Flight Engineer Instructor at Ft. Rucker, AL that works for Flight School XXI. Sticker. COL Christopher B. Sinclair Jr PV2 Charles D. Allison A/C crashed due to a failure of the A-7 fuel control, while on MAST mission to rescue personnel in a downed civilian Cessna. CE injured. CIV Jules W. Des Jardins UH-1D UH-1D which involved two slicks flying side-by-side. A/C exploded and crashed near Wicksburg while on a training flight from Ft Rucker. 2LT James A. Fitz [SP] SFC Charles R. Metcalf [CE] A/C was Chalk 2 in flight of three that departed AAF at 2337 hrs searching for an LZ at night. CW4 Dickie C. Hill [P] CW2 Gordon G. Shirley [IP] A/2 AVN CW2 Stanley R. Menze [IP] A/C tookoff from Ft Knox on a flight to "burn off" some time so it could be carried in for a scheduled inspection. UH-1 Iroquois; . 15 MED DET UH-1 Suspected that pilot's attention was diverted shortly before wire strike to master caution and right fuel boost pump light that illuminated. CW4 James A. Nichols [P] UH-1D CW3 Robert J. Izzo Jr [MP] ARMY AIR CREWS: Army Aviation Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths information websites Dedicated to the soldiers and families of the United States Army's Aviation Branch who have paid the ultimate price for freedom and liberties enjoyed today by all Americans. 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 . 1LT Gregory P. Powers [IP] 4/12 CAV UH-1 Pilot lost control after a small metal stud broke and key parts fell off the M/R assembly. WO1 Neil G. Paulson [P] CW2 Gary D. Armstrong [IP] CW2 John P. Parnin [IP] 2LT Chris M. Trotter. 2LT Jason J. Baker (USAF) #67-17567 USAAVNS USAAVNS PVT Wayne G. Stevens IP injured. PFC Donald R. Hughes. NOTE: This A/C & crew took off from our flight line, where it was based when not in field. WO1 Eric D. Funderburg [P] SPC Henry Salcido CH-146 helicopter from Take on Helicopter in military, medical, civilian, police variant. [Need A/C Unit] (Ft Carson based) [Need A/C Unit] [Need Tail#] A/C crashed approx 2 miles W of the main gate at Ft Irwin at 1815 hours while enroute to a field support site. PFC Jose H. Garcia [Need Tail#] UH-1D WO1 Vincent C. Gibson [P] [Need A/C Unit] (CA ARNG) 3/17 CAV The fuel rupture sprayed fuel on the engine and the A/C blew up. CPT Joseph Winford McDaniel [P] D/2-4 CAV CPT David T. Johnson UH-1V Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning. Separation of white drive link caused an uncontrollable descending right turn and crash into trees. #69-15675 IP injured. UH-1H UH-1 *Meints was in my unit in 88-89. A/C crashed in a field along a heavily traveled highway near Hittistetten. CPT Stanley B. Albrecht [IP] USAAVNS UH-1 6 injured. MAJ James C. Rothwell [P] WOC William B. Hiltebeitel [SP] #66-0572 A/C in flight of three crashed into a field near the village of Hermersdorf during a training flight. USAAVNS UH-1V B/1/228 AVN Crow [IP]. Wood SP4 Terence D. Miller Brewer [P] + $5.70 shipping. SGT Charles E. Hansberry CW4 Daniel Scott was killed instantly as his side of the A/C struck the boulder. A/C crashed in Clark Hill Reservoir in 50' of water 300 yards from shore near Plum Branch. WOC injured. UH-1H CW2 John A. Clark [P] UH-1D The DOD. USAAVNS 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. 1968 ~ 1967 ~ 1966 ~ 1963-65, CW2 William J. Zimmermann [IP] 1LT James D. Dugger Jr [P] SP5 James L. Craig Jr. Pleiku . A/C struck a mountain outcropping and crashed into Beaver Lake at approx 0805 hours while on a news photographic mission, taking pictures of survival training given to all new AF cadets. PFC Dexter B. Baggett The Army employed it in various roles, including that of an armed escort or attack gunship in Vietnam. 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. A portion of the M/R blade went into the left side of the cabin and struck victim in the head. CW2 James M. Hines [P] #62-12520 UH-1H HU-1A Crash occurred at approx 2355 hrs near Shaw Mountain on the NW portion of Ft Hood. upgrades and providing new aircrews with a seamless . 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. #64-13900 A/C was on a night unaided Joint drug interdiction mission (Operation Border Ranger) when it was going to intercept a suspect vehicle. 200 AVN #66-16032 & UH-1B #66-16055 A/C crashed and burned in heavy woods during a training mission on Ft Benning. 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. #69-15679 WO1 Lawrence D. Topel [P] A/C was part of a 4-ship lift combat engaged/peacekeeping mission over jungles on the Atlantic coast of Panama. CW2 Paul S. Timmer Jr [P] 1LT Louis J. Stauber WO1 Desmond P. Downey Jr [CP] LT Nevzat Elvermez [SP]. CP was killed when stabilizer bar hit him in the back and pinned him against the instrument panel. USAAVNS SP5 Jessie L. Baguex HHC/194 BDE 25 AVN BN PV2 Randall J. Ladwig CIV Everett T. Shockley. A/C crashed at approx 1320 hrs just after placing a cross atop St Mary's Roman Catholic church under construction in Goeppingen. 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. pop up description layer Submit corrections/updated info here . UH-1H #68-15288 UH-1H Rotor blade landed 500 meters from the A/C. A/C crashed at 1155 hrs at Port St. Joe in a vacant lot, just east of the Overpass Bridge, alongside US Hwy 98 while on a logistic evaluation flight. WOC Malcolm H. Littman Jr. [Need A/C Unit] CW2 Stephen B. Maas [P] 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. FACTS & FIGURES. Wreckage was not found until 2300 hrs and investigation determined that A/C crashed in a left climbing turn of 32 deg into a 35 deg mountainside at an elevation of 1150'. UH-1D A/2/126 AVN (NY ARNG) and traveled 3/10 nm back towards the approach end of runway. Recognisable by their distinctive blue berets, AAC soldiers deliver firepower from battlefield helicopters and fixed wing aircraft to overwhelm and defeat enemy forces. Cause was determined to be explosive engine failure as the result of corrosion of the #1 bearing. CPT Gary E. Elliott. D/1/1 AD No further details. 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. The . #70-16340 [Need Tail#] A/C crashed in dense fog near Grafenwoehr enroute to assist in the evac of an accident victim. Submit corrections/updated info here CE was thrown from the A/C, CP received broken back. LTC Ray Maynard (CAP) UH-1H 10 injured. 1. 1 CAV CP injured. UH-1H 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. 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. Flight flew over serveral sets of power lines then descend to lower altitude after crossing. UH-1H UH-1 CW2 Michael E. Smith [P] young and young funeral home hartsville, sc theodore wilson obituary army aircrews huey WOC Donald W. Strickland [SP], 2LT Kenneth W. Birdwell [P] 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. UH-1D 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. CW3 Robert E. Fisher [P] D/101 AVN CPT Ronald R. Jongejan [P] Wx was 200' scattered, measured 500' and overcast. A/C crashed near Weilheim while on a flight from Heidelberg to Ulm. CW2 Anthony R. Rakowski [P] 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. 03 OCT 70: SP5 Kenneth J. Koch [CE] Quang Tin . #63-8762 UH-1H 2 PAX injured. CPT William S. Inklebarger [P] 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. 4-228 AVN BN SGT Steve R. Grisham [CE]. SGT Todd W. Smit Chalk 2 hit the ground in a right nose-low attitude and tumbled approx 292' before coming to rest in an inverted position. CPT Dennis H. Uyenoyama [P] [Need Tail#] Keister was a news photographer for the Chattanooga Times and other PAX was the PIO at USAF Academy. #71-20223 & #66-0818 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. 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. 28 AVN (PN ARNG) CW2 Howard W. Blanton Jr [P] Heavy fog was reported in the area at the time of the crash. [Need Tail#] While flying through the canyon, A/C completed a steep right turn and then rolled into a steep left turn. #67-17408 1LT Daniel E. Graybeal [P] SP4 David E. Michon A/C crashed into the North Han River at approx 1430 hours. [Need Tail#] SPC Frederick E. Lawrence. 1LT Daniel Winchester Jr. 4 CMD AVN BN [Need Tail#] WOC Billy L. West [SP] [Need A/C Unit] (NH ARNG) UH-1 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. 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. SGT John W. Scott [SP]. A/C was in flight of four when it crashed at 1757 hours approx 8 mi SE from Camp Atterbury during routine NOE training due to failure of the forward reduction gear assembly component of the A/C's engine. A/C crashed in a field near Allen Stagefield near Wicksburg at approx 1510 hours while on a routine student pilot training mission. Heated flight suits would help protect aircrews from . precessing main attitude indicator. 11 NOV 65. CW2 Joseph R. Berning [CP] At 2017 hours the A/C impacted the ground in a 30-deg. The drop was canceled due to 300' overcast and visibility at 1-1 1/2 mi in fog. *Bendick and Johnson died 1 day later. WOC Don C. Reed [SP]. 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. #593 Member of Army team of helicopter acrobats was killed when he fell 40' while performing at a carnival in Madison. [Need Tail#] [18] 24 May CPT Arnold J. Kraushaar [P] #63-8522 After takeoff, A/C entered right descending turn into canyon and crashed into canyon wall approx 150' below rim. UH-1H 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.