Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail
number 66-15158
The Army purchased this helicopter 0667
Total flight hours
at this point: 00000330
Date: 06/08/68
Accident case number: 680608021
Unit: D/1/10 CAV
The station for this helicopter was An Khe in
Number
killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing
9210
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation
Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 FOWLER RW
P W1
CAMERON JA
Accident Summary:
After instructions from the tower, the aircraft commander hovered short of
center of runway when an O-1 commenced takeoff. To avoid a mid-air collision,
the aircraft commander pulled back on the cyclic causing the tail rotor to
strike the ground. The aircraft sustained a hard landing collapsing the skids
This record was last updated on 04/14/97
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15158
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0667
Total flight hours at this point:
00001071
Date: 04/25/70
Incident number: 70042555.KIA
Unit: 189
AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YB887433
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
Crew Members:
G PFC ADKINS NORMAN DALE KIA
CE SP4 SMITH
GUS JR KIA
P CPT MCKIBBEN WILLIAM RUSSELL KIA
AC WO1 PIERCE ROBERT
LIVINGSTON KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: PFC Norman Dale Adkins
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on
04/25/70 while performing the duty of Gunner.
Age at death: 19.5
Date of
Birth: 10/27/50
Home City: Bedford, OH
Service: regular component of the
U.S. Army.
Unit: 189 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation
Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 11W-048
Aircraft: UH-1C
tail number 66-15158
SSN: 269505230
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67A1F
= Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected
not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved:
helicopter
Position in vehicle: door gunner
Vehicle ownership:
government
Started Tour: 03/21/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air
casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Kontum Province II
Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died
while missing
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: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army
Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on
07/30/95
Name: CPT William Russell Mc Kibben (posthumously promoted)
Status: Killed In
Action from an incident on 04/25/70 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age
at death: 26.3
Date of Birth: 01/19/44
Home City: Marshalltown,
IA
Service: IN branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 189
AHC
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 69-16
Service: IN branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 11W-051
Short
Summary: Shot down south of Dak Seang. A/C was Robert L. Pierce. McKibben's
nickname was "Killer".
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number 66-15158
Call sign:
Avengers
SSN: 484500433
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1981 = 19 Rotary
Wing Aviator (Unit Commander)
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major
attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular
accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle:
pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 08/15/69
"Official"
listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person
was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Kontum Province II
Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died
while missing
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion:
unknown or not reported
The following information is secondary, but may help
in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army:
battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class:
officer
This record was last updated on 08/02/92
Name: WO1 Robert Livingston Pierce
Status: Killed In Action from an incident
on 04/25/70 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death:
22.9
Date of Birth: 06/17/47
Home City: Albuquerque, NM
Service: AV
branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 189 AHC
Major
organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 69-13
Service: AV branch
of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 11W-052
Short Summary: Shot down
south of Dak Seang. Pilot was William R. McKibben. Pierce's nickname was
"Turkey".
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number 66-15158
Call sign: Avengers
SSN:
585201768 Service number: W3164723
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B =
Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major
attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular
accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft
commander
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour:
07/01/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The
initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service:
*
Location: Kontum Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or
crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
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: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army
Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 08/10/92
Name: SP4 Gus Smith, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on
04/25/70 while performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death: 20.4
Date
of Birth: 11/13/49
Home City: Oso, WA
Service: regular component of the
U.S. Army.
Unit: 189 AHC
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location:
11W-053
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number 66-15158
SSN: 535527742
Country:
South Vietnam
MOS: 67N2F = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Started Tour:
08/06/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other
aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Kontum Province II
Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died
while missing
single male U.S. citizen
Race: American Indian
Relgion:
unknown or not reported
This record was last updated on 07/30/95
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1C tail number
66-15158
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 0667.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
Tabular Data unavailable on mobile device
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6706 13 13 W0UX4B OFC DIR CON SUP 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6707 0 13 W0UX4B OFC DIR CON SUP 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6708 0 13 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6709 38 51 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6710 36 87 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6711 34 121 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6712 38 159 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6801 0 159 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6802 0 159 3300 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6803 41 200 3350 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6804 44 244 3350 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM
6805 86 330 3350 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6806 0 330 3350 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6807 0 330 3350 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC
6808 0 330 3350 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6809 0 330 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6810 0 330 W0MUAA ARADMAC 4TH ARMY NAVAL AIR STA AVCOM
6811 0 330 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6812 0 330 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6901 0 330 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN TRANSIT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6902 2 332 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6903 11 343 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6904 83 426 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6905 83 509 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6906 40 549 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6907 32 581 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6908 51 632 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6909 45 677 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6910 77 754 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6911 74 828 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6912 5 833 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN
7001 0 833 WC5CAA 604 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
7002 75 908 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7003 91 999 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7004 72 1071 WC5CAA 604 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
Printed from databases on: 08/27/00
