Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail
number 66-15040
The Army purchased this helicopter 0267
Total flight hours
at this point: 00000307
Date: 01/29/68
Unit: C/7/17 CAV
This was a
Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon
mission for Armed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was in Descent at 0100
feet and 070 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small
Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less
than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Right
Side
Systems damaged were: ARMAMENT
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original
source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database.
Also: UH1P3, 02901 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15040
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0267
Total flight hours at this point:
00001956
Date: 09/12/70
Accident case number: 700912111
Unit: 57
AHC
The station for this helicopter was An Khe in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 9900
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 UPHOFF FM
Accident Summary:
ON SHORT FINAL A 5 TON TRUCK PULLED ON ACTIVE AND STOPPED. PULLED POWER AND
FLARED TO AVOID STRIKING THE TRUCK. ACFT WAS COMING DOWN WHEN THE ROTOR DOWN
WASH UNDID A TIE DOWN OF A UH-1H, BLADES FLEXED DOWN A CAME BACK UP CAUSING THE
MESHING OF THE ROTOR BLADES, ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15040
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0267
Total flight hours at this point:
00002128
Date: 01/05/71
Unit: 57 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid
coordinates: AR813477
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss
database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15040
Date:
01/05/71
Incident number: 710105101ACD Accident case number: 710105101 Total
loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 57 AHC
The station for this helicopter
was Camp Holloway in
Number killed in accident = 3 . . Injured = 0 . .
Passengers = 2
costing 375215
Source(s) from which the incident was
created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew
Members:
P WO1 LYNCH JOHN WILLIAM III KIA
OB SP4 HARDEN LARRY OWEN
KIA
PX SGT
KENT DOUGLAS BRIAN KIA
Accident Summary:
PILOT CALLED THE TOWER FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE AT 1930 HOURS TO CONDUCT A NIGHT
TEST FLIGHT TO DETERMINE IF CHANGING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HAD ELIMINATED THE 1
TO 1 VERTICAL VIBRATION NOTED IN THE 2408-13. HE REQUESTED CLOSED TRAFFIC FOR
RUNWAY 05 RIGHT, AND COMPLETED ONE LOW APPOOACH PAST THE TOWER. AFTERWARDS, THE
PILOT REQUESTED THE SECOND ONE AND HE WAS CLEARED TO CONTINUE. THIS PROTION OF
THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. AS HE PASSED THE TOWER FOR THE SECOND TIME, HIS
ALTITUDE WAS ESTIMATED AT 80 FEET AGL AND AIRSPEED IN EXCESS OF 80 KNOTS. THE
AIRCRAFT INITIATED A SHARP LEFT CLIMBING TURN TO THE CROSSWIND WHEN SUDDENLY
UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL A BRIEF EXPLETIVE WAS HEARD OVER THE
TOWER RADIO AND THE ALTITUDE DROPPED SEVERELY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED 180
DEGREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND, NOSE FIRST, AT AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 80 DEGREES,
AND IT NEVER ROLLED OUT OF THE TURN. THE AIRSPEED AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT AS
SHOWN ON THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS 130 KNOTS AND THE TIME WAS 1940 HOURS. THE
FUSELAGE BURST INTO A BALL OF FLAMES AND BURNED COMPLETELY. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS
WERE KILLED FROM CONTACT INJURIES INCURRED FROM THE CRASH LANDING. THEIR BODIES
WERE LATER RECOVERED.
This record was last updated on 05/25/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: SP4 Larry Owen Harden
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on
01/05/71 while performing the duty of Aerial Observer.
Age at death:
21.0
Date of Birth: 01/18/50
Home City: Belle Vernon, PA
Service:
component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 57 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation
Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 05W-027
Aircraft: UH-1C
tail number 66-15040
SSN: 181409840
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20
= UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at
sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved:
helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Vehicle ownership:
government
Started Tour: 08/27/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air
casualty - non-aircrew
The initial status of this person was: no previous
report
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason:
aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other
causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion:
Presbyterian
The following information is secondary, but may help in
explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army:
non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted
personnel
This record was last updated on 07/30/95
Name: SGT Douglas Brian
Kent (posthumously promoted)
Status: Killed In Action
from an incident on 01/05/71 while performing the duty of Passenger.
Age at
death: 19.6
Date of Birth: 06/15/51
Home City: West Covina, CA
Service:
regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 1 AVN BDE
Major organization:
1st Aviation Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location:
05W-027
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number 66-15040
SSN: 550767509
Country:
South Vietnam
MOS: 68D20 = Aircraft Powertrain Repairer
Major attributing
cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular
accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle:
passenger
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour:
10/13/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
The
initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service:
*
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or
crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S.
citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
The
following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this
incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead
Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted
personnel
This record was last updated on 08/20/95
Name: WO1 John William Lynch III
Status: Killed In Action from an incident
on 01/05/71 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 20.2
Date of
Birth: 10/10/50
Home City: Northridge, CA
Service: AV branch of the
reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 1 AVN BDE
Major organization:
1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 70-15
Service: AV branch of the U.S.
Army.
The Wall location: 05W-027
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number
66-15040
SSN: 564901616
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B =
Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Major attributing cause: aircraft
connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle
involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership:
government
Started Tour: 07/19/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air
casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: no previous
report
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason:
aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other
causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Protestant -
no denominational preference
The following information is secondary, but may
help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the
Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class:
warrant officer
This record was last updated on 08/20/95
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1C tail number
66-15040
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter
and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased
by the US Army in 0267.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6702 0 0 W0Y6AA TRAN MDMHELCO S ALASKA ALASKA
6703 6 6 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV 1STARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6704 8 14 1440 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM
6705 38 52 1440 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM
6706 27 79 1440 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN
6707 20 99 1440 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN
6708 38 137 1440 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM
6709 0 137 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV 1STARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6710 0 137 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV 1STARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6711 7 144 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6712 63 207 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6801 100 307 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6802 92 399 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6803 147 546 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV VIETNAM RVN
6804 127 673 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV VIETNAM RVN
6805 115 788 3304 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6806 117 905 3304 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6807 53 958 3304 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC
6808 107 1065 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6809 55 1120 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6810 8 1128 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6811 32 1160 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6812 13 1173 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6901 10 1183 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6902 37 1220 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6903 33 1253 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6904 6 1259 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6905 25 1284 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6906 9 1293 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6907 20 1313 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6908 86 1399 WC42AA 174 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6909 32 1431 WC42AA 174 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6910 40 1471 WC42AA 174 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6911 32 1503 WC42AA 174 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN
6912 56 1559 WC42AA 174 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN
7001 53 1612 WC42AA 174 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN
7002 70 1682 WC42AA 174 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN
7003 50 1732 WC42AA 174 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN
7004 55 1787 WC42AA 174 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN
7005 0 1787 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN
7006 15 1802 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7007 35 1837 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7008 51 1888 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7009 68 1956 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7010 42 1998 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7011 72 2070 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7012 58 2128 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
Printed from databases on: 08/27/00
