Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16330
The Army purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point: 00000340
Date: 03/10/1968
Incident number: 680310011ACD Accident case number: 680310011 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 61 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Phu Cat in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BR914743
Number killed in accident = 4 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 514554
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:
AC WO1 WIEBURG WILLIAM WARREN KIA
P WO1 SMITH STANLEY BRUCE KIA
CE SP4 HERDEBU DAN LEON KIA
G SP4 GREEN MICHAEL FRANK KIA
Accident Summary:
Shortly after takeoff aircraft was seen making a descending right turn. The aircraft crashed and burned killing all occupants
This record was last updated on 01/16/2006
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