Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13568
The Army purchased this helicopter 0265
Total flight hours at this point: 00001728
Date: 07/05/1967
Incident number: 670705081ACD Accident case number: 670705081 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 71 AHC
South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 3 . . Injured = 13 . . Passengers = 13
costing 413954
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 MCDANIEL ROBERT THOMAS KIA
P W1 DL ROBINSON
CE E3 RT FALK
G E3 RL POWELL
Passengers and/or other participants:
E4 JA NEWTON, PAX, D
PFC ISBELL JAMES RUSSELL, AR, PX, KIA
E4 PA RYDER, PAX, D
PFC MATTHEWS JAMES ERICH, AR, PX, KIA
E4 WE ARNOLD, PAX, D
E3 NH WILLIAMS, PAX, D
E5 KC JANDI, OGY, D
E5 CM BOWER, OGY, D
E3 C RUIT, OGY, D
E5 J FRAZIER, OGY, D
E5 J UNDERHILL, OGY, D
E5 L BEAM, OGY, D
E3 TL FRYE, OGY, D
Accident Summary:
After departing a pinnacle pick up zone, the aircraft lost RPM and lift crashing into an artillery position at the bottom of the hill. Exploding ammunition and fire destroyed the aircraft. Density altitude was a contributing factor.
This record was last updated on 09/20/1998
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