Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13532
The Army purchased this helicopter 0165
Total flight hours at this point: 00001271
Date: 02/20/1968
Incident number: 680220131ACD Accident case number: 680220131 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 339 TC CO
The station for this helicopter was Tuy Hoa in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 11 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 9
costing 708354
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 CW2 PARSONS ROY BROWN KIA
CE SP4 RUSHING GEORGE WILLIAM KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
MAJ MCGINNIS MICHAEL JOSEPH, AR, PX, KIA
SSG GOUGH HURSHELL HARRY, AF, PX, KIA
SP4 VALERIO DAVID N, AR, PX, KIA
SP5 HERNANDEZ STEVEN, AR, PX, KIA
SP5 BAFILE JOHN ANTHONY, AR, ME, KIA
SP4 MOHAREMOFF MICHAEL GEORGE, AR, PX, KIA
SP4 BIGELOW RONNIE O, AR, PX, KIA
CIV PETTIGREW WR, , PX, KIA
CIV DOWNS CD, , PX, KIA
Accident Summary:
Enroute from Nha Trang to Phu Hiep, aircraft crashed into trees and burned. Heavy low fog.
This record was last updated on 01/06/2009
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