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. CPT Thomas M.D. MAJ Morgan L. Phillips Jr [P] P, CP & CE injured [Need Tail#] CSM James W. Cook SP4 Jeff R. Patterson A/C was Chalk 2 in flight of three that departed AAF at 2337 hrs searching for an LZ at night. E/1 CAV RGT SP5 Jessie L. Baguex 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. CPT Jesse C. Yates [P] A/C crashed near Elba after the mast failed resulting in separation of M/R. After takeoff, A/C entered right descending turn into canyon and crashed into canyon wall approx 150' below rim. CE & PAX injured. WO1 Daniel B. Foy [P] I've been a crewmember on Chinooks since 2003 with the 101st, 2 ID and 10th MTN. 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. 4-228 AVN BN A/C crashed and burst into flames in a pear orchard adjacent to Sacramento Metropolitan Airport. SP4 Carl E. Campbell [CE] CW2 Roger D. Given [P] Submit corrections/updated info here A/C was chalk #4 in a 4-aircraft ferry flight from CCAD to CA. A fisherman rescued the 3 injured about 300 yds offshore. #69-15320 2LT Jason J. Baker (USAF) 11 NOV 65. #68-15739 UH-1H IP was in full control of emergency landing until they hit power lines during the flare which flipped the A/C upside down. PFC Warren D. Switzer SSG Horace P. Robinson [C] UH-1H 2LT Andrew W. Stocker [P] A/C crashed while on a parachute drop mission near the Corregidore Drop Zone due to mast bumping. WOC Albert H. Parker [SP]. 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. UH-1H #66-0952 The A/C flew on its side into a thick stand of trees after the pilot apparently became disoriented and lost control after the A/C turned while some helicopters flying with it maneuvered to avoid thin, low clouds. The initial Army designation was HU-1, which led to the common unofficial nickname of "Huey." UH-1 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. Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. 2LT Eric J. Smeltzer [P] CPT David W. Watson [P] 1 injured. USAAVNS 200 AVN The Sky's no limit. Green [CP] 1LT Jerry R. Brown [CP] SFC Ward A. Cornell DEP Mark S. Tonkin-Orange Co. 140 AVN (CA ARNG) Investigation revealed A/C was approx 900 lbs overweight for density altitude at takeoff point. CPT Walter M. Parke Sr [P] Flight flew over serveral sets of power lines then descend to lower altitude after crossing. A/C crashed at approx 1320 hrs just after placing a cross atop St Mary's Roman Catholic church under construction in Goeppingen. [Need Tail#] 2 WOCs injured. [Need Tail#] PFC Gary D. Bennight [C] SPC Kurt M. Magill 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. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1970-1974) The A/C started a right descending turn when the T/B separated, followed by mast bumping with the rotor separating, crashed and burned upon impact. #62-2109 UH-1H CPT David T. Johnson SGT Steve R. Grisham [CE]. 76 AVN (VA ARNG) CW3 Jerome A. Kroese [P] SP5 Gary L. Harelstad [CE]. Flight crew should not be scheduled for continuous alert and/or flight duty (required awake) in excess of 18 hours. WO1 Edward E. Dewinter Jr [P] Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA) Battalions used all rocket (Hog) configurations with gun armed and grenade ships only in the Headquarters Battery. UH-1H 197 AVN Special VFR approach into weather which was below IFR minimums was attempted. [Need A/C Unit] (Ft Carson based) [Need A/C Unit] A/C crashed in a field along a heavily traveled highway near Hittistetten. UH-1H All four crew members aboard perished. 1. 2LT Chris M. Trotter. Its mission is to develop, acquire, field, and sustain equipment that improves the combat. UH-1B CPT Benjamin S. Park Jr [MD] WOC Steven D. Wells [SP]. 3 miles SW of Panmunjom. 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). 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. SGT Todd W. Smit 49 AD PAX: Thua Thien Province. When the Army adopted its own two-letter designation system, the H-40 became the HU-1 (Helicopter Utility). WOC William L. Nutt [SP] CPT Clarence M. Bratt [P] CW2 Mark H. Nelson [P] USAAVNS After pulling During the conflict, the Hueys relied primarily on 7.62 . The A/C entered the tall trees and impacted. COX SKY JUMPERS US ARMY HUEY HELICOPTER GAS TOY BOXED | eBay $17.95. 2 PAX injured. A/C crashed at approx 1815 hrs in woods 3 mi north of Ozark during a training flight. A/C was climbing to cruise altitude shortly after takeoff in flight of two when it encountered T/R stoppage. A/C crashed at 2225 hours during heavy rains, low ceilings and limited visibility approx 9 miles north of Taegu while attempting rescue of downed Marine UH-1N helicopter assigned to DET B HML-367. #64-13564 Their blades meshed producing the mid-air. BELL A/C crashed at approx 1311 hours during Tac-X training just before graduation on Ft Rucker. 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. WO1 Paul M. Kemp [CP] UH-1D CW2 Riley D. Wicker [P] SFC Peter A. Graves [Need Tail#] #66-0787 CW3 Edward A. Jones [P] #67-17216 UH-1H CPT Terrance K. Woolever [P] UH-1B IP injured. Jet pilot was also killed. A medevac helicopter carrying soldiers wounded in a clash with North Korean troops crashed ARMY AIR CREWS: 1971 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths SSG James R. Dorsey Jr [CE] Thua Thien Province. HU-1A WOC Mark Hitzig [SP]. 237 MED 2LT Curt Heady [P] USAAVNS A/C became uncontrollable, crashed coming to rest inverted in the grassy area between the east and westbound lanes of the Pennyrile Parkway at 2000 hrs. SGT Charles B. 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. 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. Pool [SP]. #65-10109 SP5 Leonard Velucci. PVT Wayne G. Stevens A/C hit trees and crashed in swampy area. SP5 David O. Moore. UH-1H 1LT Franklin Pena [SP]. The UH-1 evolved from a 1955 US Army competition for a new utility helicopter. #69-15675 UH-1 UH-1H [Need Tail#] #65-9822 After attempting to pick up a jeep (50# TQE limit), A/C took off from the PZ at night unaided. COL Robert T. Basha [Need Tail#] CW2 Kevin R. Killman [P] CIV Max Keister. In 1955, the US Army asked for a new utility helicopter for use as . [Need Tail#] WOC Donald M. McDowell [SP] The crew was conducting low-level flight while enroute to the NW NOE routes, USAAVNS #70-16256 SP5 Gerald Rybacki [MO]. ID ARNG CPT Andrew W. Burgland [P] Recognisable by their distinctive blue berets, AAC soldiers deliver firepower from battlefield helicopters and fixed wing aircraft to overwhelm and defeat enemy forces. A/C crashed and burned at 1140 hours E of Winlock off Freeway near Frost Rd. PFC Homer Dawson 25 APR 69. #71-20218 UH-1H UH-1D SSG Donald K. Chavis [C]. 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. CW3 Rodney G. Goheen [P] UIPE protective gear completes ground compatibility testing PFC Carl L. Brown WOC Malcolm H. Littman Jr. [Need A/C Unit] 15 injured. 6 injured. MAJ Harold F. Sutton [P]. 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. [Need Tail#] CW2 Robert T. Leaver [IP] CW2 Ronald R. Kennedy [P] UH-1H ARMY AIR CREWS: UH-1 Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths A/C crashed on a pass over a firing range target on Ft Drum at approx 1500 hrs. 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 Jonathan D. Coby [SP] FACTS & FIGURES. As a result, the crew became spatially disoriented and flew the aircraft into the ground. USNTPS UH-1H 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. PIC broke formation and descended to an altitude of 50'-75' AGL for about 2 miles. UH-1M. UH-1 HUEY HELICOPTER Military Hat Pin Lapel Pin | eBay A/C crashed near Ras Nasrani during a prephase maintenance test flight in Sinai. PFC Daniel O. Hilton 489 ENG BN (AR USAR): UH-1D M/R blades meshed and both exploded upon impact near King's Pond. SGT Larry D. Roalstad [CE], WO1 Anthony V. Huggins [P] A/C crashed at approx 2330 hrs near Bonifay while on a routine night training flight a few days before graduation at Ft Rucker. CPT Samuel D. DeLozier [P] A/C was attempting emergency landing after experiencing engine trouble. In-flight breakup occurred causing M/R system and T/B separation before high-speed impact into trees. CW2 Jerome E. Green [P] UH-1H A/C was performing NOE at 60 KIAS and 35-50' AGL. UH-1H 1 CAV [Need Tail#] Ground time between flight operations should be sufficient to allow flight crew to eat and obtain at least 8 hours of uninterrupted rest. 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. SP5 John M. Rudock [CE] CW2 Jeffrey A. Moore [P] The badge is intended to recognize the training and qualifications required by aircrew of military aircraft. 53 AVN DET 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. UH-1H CPT Philip R. Ramsey [P]. UH-1H SPC James C. Bolinger [CE]. COL Christopher B. Sinclair Jr 2LT Harold W. Esselstein [P] #66-16704 *Miller was the first helicopter fatality in the Indiana ARNG. A/C had dropped 4 paratroopers when it crashed in an open field near the Yamoto DZ. 25 AVN BN Killed as a result of fall from rope while descending on wreckage of private plane that crashed on Smart's Mountain. #64-14144 Lead turned around to find the burning wreckage. SSG Donald E. Thornton Jr [C]. CW2 John M. Mercer* [CP]. PVT Gary A. Holz [G] 3/17 CAV CP was killed when stabilizer bar hit him in the back and pinned him against the instrument panel. 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. NG N. Orleans [SP]. Rotor blade landed 500 meters from the A/C. UH-1D Blackhawk helicopters replacing venerable Hueys at U.S. Army Yuma 1LT Vicki L. Boyd [PI] [Need Tail#] [Need Tail#] The new Directional Infrared Countermeasures system has recently become operational with the U.S. Army. [Need Tail#] SGT James R. Teel [CE] A/C departed home station IFR at 1057 hrs and at 1134 hrs crew contacted radar control and reported severe turbulence at 6000' MSL. CPT Gary E. Elliott. 2LT William R. Groce UH-1 Vietnam Losses }-> 1972-73 ~ 1971 ~ 1970 ~ 1969 ~ A/C crashed at 0906 hours about 2 1/2 miles from the main gate and only 1000' east of Colorado 115 while on a routine training mission. CE injured. AVN DET/USAEUR Brewer [P] #68-15438 USAAVNS army aircrews huey - assurancepublications.com #915 #69-15311 *Meints was in my unit in 88-89. D/1/9 CAV UH-1H UH-1 Iroquois; . 101 AVN #62-12520 There were heavy rainstorms in the area at the time. Crew successfully autorotated down the side of a hill after crossing a ridgeline. 1LT Jerry R. Taylor [SP] PV2 Charles D. Allison PFC Dexter B. Baggett DAC Joseph Samut-Tagliaferro [P] IP told student he was assuming controls, but student would not release controls. [Need Tail#] D/28 AVN (NC ARNG) [Need A/C Unit] SGT Daniel R. Deyarmin 1LT Daniel B. The U.S. Army Kept Trying to Give the Huey Bigger Guns 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. PVT Jude W. Johnson [C] MAJ Hubert C. Carter [P] Mid-air collision of two HU-1s about 1-1/2 mi E of Elba while on a tactical training flight from Ft Rucker. UH-1V NOTE: Most information for Vietnam crew losses have come from the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association E/3 AVN BN 101 ABN UH-1 SFC Juan R. Guerra 36 MED DET (MAST) [Need Tail#] T/R hit during low level autorotation practice, M/R system severed from A/C, hit ground and rolled right. PVT John W. Harris AB-212 Twin Huey Italian Army, Italian Air Force, Italian Navy variant. MSG Robert E. Lucey Jr. C/106 AVN (DE ARNG) WO1 Conny C. Cook [P] COL James A. Cheatham This mod contain: AB-205 Huey Italian Army variant. CPT Laurence R. Sexton [MP] 55 AVN A/C departed field site to check weather. SGT Brian R. Meuchel [CE]. CPT Stanley E. Rohner [P] AHT/163 ACR (UT ARNG) UH-1H CPT William R. Apblett II [P] PDF Introduction of the Emergency Response Methodology F B/82 CAB 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. UH-1B 1LT Daniel E. Graybeal [P] A/C was observed to fall straight down and strike ground and explode. #66-16293 CWO Frederick Tate [P] CW2 Gordon G. Shirley [IP] CPT John L. Bearden [P] CPT William L. Allen [CP] #64-14273 USAAVNS [Need Tail#] SSG Edward Roberts [CE] 1/48 UH-1C Huey Helicopter Iroquois Military Models US Army Aircraft A/C rebounded into the air and struck the ground with a 30 degree left roll, rebounded once more in the air with remaining fuselage and rolled 1 1/2 times coming to rest inverted. A/C crashed 18 miles N of Dothan near the Choctawatchee River while on a routine training mission. #63-8840 SSG George T. McKinney PFC Jose H. Garcia Heated flight suits would help protect aircrews from . Armstrong killed on rescue Huey during takeoff. A/C crashed while flying an observation mission on an Organization of American States peacekeeping mission during border disputes between Ecuador and Peru. UH-1B 4/12 CAV Killed during a rocket attack standing near his Huey while Troop was staging at Kontum Airfield. CW3 Charles N. Hurt [MP] #70-16252 CPT Michael A. McCrory [CP] UH-1M #68-16221 CE & 1 PAX injured. At 50-100' AGL, pitch was pulled but had no effect and A/C struck ground in near-level attitude and approx 15g. united methodist church global methodist. CPT Dennis H. Uyenoyama [P] [Need Tail#] LTC Joseph L. Lujan In an attempt to maintain contact with the flight, pilot entered a slight descending left turn. UH-1 The CIV PAX was the 18-month old son of the pilot. SP4 Douglas Lee Adams [CE] UH-1H 1LT Gregory J. Paredes [CP] [Need Tail#] Wreckage discovered at 0850 hrs the following morning. 1968 ~ 1967 ~ 1966 ~ 1963-65, CW2 William J. Zimmermann [IP] 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. CW2 Randall J. Colton [P] UH-1H SP4 David G. Cowan [CE]. 3 injured. USAAVNS PFC Ronald J. Shelton UH-1H CPT John L. Dunnavant [P] Dawson and Pickett were executed by FMLN. CW3 John D. Raybon [PC] 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. PFC Mark R. Welch [CE] A/C slung a short shaft, hit a wire during autorotation and crashed. WOC Dennis G. Hector [SP]. MAJ James C. Rothwell [P] #73-21836 UH-1B WO1 James S. Cameron Jr [CP] NOTE: This A/C & crew took off from our flight line, where it was based when not in field. [Need Tail#] 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. 129 AVN #593 283 AVN [18] 24 May #69-15329 CW2 Robert E. Goebel [CP] A/C was on a short 3-legged, cross country flight that departed at 1600 hrs. CPT Harry D. Kinman SGT Richard G. Romero-Imperial Co 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. USAAVNS #69-15531 MAAG A/C based at Feng-shan crashed into a hillside 10 miles S of Taipei at 0953 hours. UH-1 1/3 ACR WO1 James D. Boyer [P] CPT Charlie J. Ford [P] Updates ongoing as research is completed. CW4 Walter F. Nunley [P]. SGT John J. UH-1 #69-15436 Phase 2 of this effort is ongoing and complements the emergency response method PFC Gerald F. Court [CE]. LTC Ray Maynard (CAP) SP6 Charles D. Huntzinger [CE] 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. 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. 336 AHC (USAR) CE injured. 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. UH-1 1LT Nicki L. Sutera [P] SP4 Eugene J. Villa. Suspect cause of the crash was due to red blade PC link fatigue failure. ARMY AIR CREWS: 1966 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths DAC John Bryan [IP] UH-1B CPT William S. Inklebarger [P] [Need Tail#] JTACs and Aircrews participate in joint exercise over PRTC. UH-1 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. 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. WOC Charles E. Cady [SP] CW2 John P. Parnin [IP] A/C was making power recovery from simulated forced landing, experienced severe vertical vibration, crashed and burned near Elba on flight from Ft Rucker. The student pilots were less than 1 month from earning their wings. 1 injured. UH-1 #66-16668 [Need Tail#] The M1952A vest provided only fragmentation protection and was useless against small arms fire. A/C crashed 2 miles from Matteson Range on Ft Rucker in heavy thunderstorms while on a routine mission. 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. The fuel rupture sprayed fuel on the engine and the A/C blew up. During search for Texas International Flt 655, A/C encountered fog and crashed at approx 1630 hrs during a formation turn, impacted nearly vertical nose-down, and an explosion and fire resulted near Prescott. 1 injured. WOC Stephen L. McGrew [SP] WOC Larry L. Breaden [SP] CW4 Dickie C. Hill [P] UH-1M The UH1 was the archetypal utility helicopter used in Vietnam. CW2 John J. McCarthy [P] A U.S. Air Force Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star of the 1st Composite Wing, Andrews AFB, Maryland, crashes just short of the north runway on approach to that base, killing pilot Maj. John H. McDowell Jr., 37, Clinton, Maryland, and Lt. Edwin D. Billmeyer, 24, of Baltimore, Maryland, and injuring three motorists on the ground. SP4 Ricardo J. Tornero [CE] #69-15913 A/C descended while in left-banked attitude and impacted water at high speed, sinking to depth of 220m.