Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13772
Date: 08/01/1966
Incident number: F934ACD Accident case number: F934
Unit: 48 AVN
South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 4 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 239921
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 MAJ GUNDAKER FRANK JOSEPH KIA
PX SP5 SHUMAN ERNEST MAXWELL JR KIA
CE SP4 WALLACE DONALD DEAN KIA
PX PFC RUSSELL RONALD JAMES KIA
Accident Summary:
UH1B MR BLADE SLING LOADED TIP OF RTR BLADE NOT SECURED ON CLIMBOUT BLADE BEGAN TO OSCILLATE AND FLEW UP INTO MR OF ACFT CAUSED ACFT TO ROLL INVERTED AND CRASH ACFT BURNED IMME
War Story:
Probably the Huey discussed in the book "Chickenhawk."
Sources have indicated to the VHPA that these four men died together in the same Huey while serving with the 48th Avn Company. The VHPA is interested in knowing more details about this event
This record was last updated on 07/16/2005
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