Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15052
The Army purchased this helicopter 0367
Total flight hours at this point: 00000838
Date: 04/25/1968
Incident number: 680425111ACD Accident case number: 680425111 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: HHC 227 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Evans in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YC247644
Number killed in accident = 4 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 502914
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 HOYT ERVIN JAMES KIA
AC 1LT SPENCER KENNETH GLENN KIA
CE SP4 MAKUCK MICHAEL PATRICK KIA
G SP4 KENDALL JAMES D KIA
Accident Summary:
The aircraft experienced an engine failure, crashed and burned while attempting an autorotation
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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