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13 OCT 09 |
CIV Randolph Bergquist [P]
CIV J.B. Anderson [P]
CIV Jeff Lehner [C] |
Afghanistan |
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LOCKHEED MARTIN
C-12
A/C crashed while on a counter-narcoterrorism operation in Nuristan province. A/C was found 7 days later. |
12 AUG 03
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CPT Kevin M. Norman [PI] 
CW3 David W. Snow [IP] |
Korea |
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A/6/52 AVN
C-12F
#84-0169 
A/C crashed on a maintenance test flight 7 mi SW of Camp Humphreys. A/C entered a spin while performing stall checks. |
15 MAR 02 |
CW4 Lowell K. Timmons [P] |
Arizona |
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Golden Knights
UV-20A
#79-23253
Midair collision with a civilian aircraft near Marana airport while conducting routine aerial training for the US Army's
Golden Knights parachute team. Civilian acft landed safely. |
27 MAR 01 |
CW4 George A. Graves [P]
CW4 Lance L. Hill [P] |
Germany |
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1/205 MI
RC-12K
#85-0154
Recon A/C mysteriously plummeted into a remote forest NE of Nuremberg. |
03 MAR 01
 |
CW4 Johnny W. Duce [P]
CW2 Eric P. Larson [P]
SSG Robert F. Ward Jr [FE]
21 Virginia NG killed |
Georgia |
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Det 1, H/171 AVN (FL ARNG)
C-23B
#93-1336
A/C crashed due to cargo shifting during turbulent weather (Official). The head of the investigation dissented and
blamed extreme turbulence and windshear with faulty weather radar, poor route selection, and inbalance of cargo as the
cause of the accident. |
23 JUL 99 |
CPT Jennifer J. Odom [P]
CW2 Thomas G. Moore [CP]
CPT Jose A. Santiago Jr [C]
PFC T. Bruce Cluff [C]
PFC Ray E. Krueger [C]
2 MAJ killed (Colombian AF) |
Colombia |
 |
D/204 MI BN
RC-7
#N5382W
A/C crashed into a mountain in southern Colombia. Pentagon stated no evidence that narco-guerrillas shot down the plane. |
06 NOV 98 |
CW3 Daniel W. Hunter [IP]
2LT Kelly D. Hall |
Germany |
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1/205 MI
RC-12K
#85-00151
While conducting routine training near the town of Erlach, A/C departed controlled flight, entered a clockwise spin from
which the crew was unable to recover. |
16 APR 97 |
CW3 Allen D. Clark [P]
CPT Michael A. Norris [P] |
Georgia |
 |
B/224 MI
RC-12N
#89-0272
A/C plummeted into a marsh of the state nature preserve near Ossabaw Island, while on a routine training mission. |
12 NOV 92 |
COL Thomas Clark [P]
CWO John Pospisil [CP]
SFC Richard E. Brink
BG Thomas C. Carroll
MG Kenneth W. Himsel
SGM Llewellyn A. Kahklen
SGT Michael J. Schmidt
COL Wilfred E. Wood |
Alaska |
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AK ARNG
C-12F
#85-1261 "GUARD 261"
Crashed into a mountain range, at an elevation of 2600' in the Chilkat Range, on approach to the Juneau airport. |
16 JUL 92
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MAJ Michael B. Farmer [P]
DAC William Abbott
DAC Robert D. Robbins |
Georgia |
 |
USAATTC
C-23A
#84-0466
A/C from Ft. Rucker abruptly rolled to the right, an engine failing, and entered an inverted flat spin while on a test
flight mission 4 miles N of Colquitt at approx. 0930 hours. |
13 NOV 90 |
DAC Thurman F. Garnand [IP]
MAJ Thomas V. Hart
CWO Paul L. Godwin |
Florida |
|
Flight Safety International
Beechcraft King Air A90
#N2EP
A/C crashed and burned while trying to land near a runway at Bob Sikes Airport, where a wheel was found and then skidded
100 yards before stopping upside down, during a training flight from Ft. Rucker. |
01 DEC 89
 |
CW4 Gaylord M. Bishop [P]
CW4 Howard E. Morton [CP]
SPC Peter Rivera-Santos [C]
PFC Mark C. Elkins [C]
CIV Ronald N. Whiteley Jr |
Maryland |
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INSCOM
CASA-212
#88-0320 (N296CA)
A/C crash occurred shortly before preparing to land at Patuxent River NAS. The crew had been conducting tests of tracking
equipment during the short flight from Davison AAF at Ft Belvoir. A/C crashed and sank into the water about 50 yds off
shore, in 45' deep water. Reportedly, A/C crashed because the flight crew inadvertently selected "beta range"
on the propellers at 800', stalled and crashed into the river. |
16 DEC 88 |
CWO James L. Pearson [P] |
Georgia |
 |
A/151 MI (GA ARNG)
OV-1D
A/C crashed in a wooded area of Cherokee County about two miles west of Interstate 75 shortly after takeoff from Dobbins
AFB. |
23 DEC 87 |
CIV William T. Lamb [P]
CIV Terry M. Miller
CIV Ferrell V. Walker |
Oklahoma |
|
T-42
A/C crashed while on a routine maintenance test flight 4 miles south of Cache. The plane had taken off from Fort Sill's
Henry Post Airfield. The three civilians worked for Doss Aviation. |
24 MAY 87
|
WO Mark T. Beggs [P]
PFC Joseph W. Price [TO] |
Florida |
|
158 MI (GA ARNG)
OV-1C
#60-3749
A/C was practicing ways to stop drug smugglers when one of the plane's two turboprop engines exploded. Within seconds,
the plane flipped and crashed in water south of Miami in Elbow Cay. |
20 JAN 87 |
MAJ Michael G. Johnston [P]
DAC Carroll L. Baird [P]
BG David Stem |
Missouri |
 |
Anniston Army Depot AVN DIV
U-21A
#67-18061
Mid-air with Sachs Electric Co. Piper PA-31 at 7,000' MSL over the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence while
enroute to Ft. Leavenworth. There were 3 fatalities on the civilian aircraft. |
22 SEP 86 |
CWO Robert L. Collins [P]
1 other killed |
Arizona |
|
RG-8A
A/C crashed on private property SW of the Bisbee-Douglas International Airport during a training mission from Ft.
Huachuca. |
24 APR 86 |
CW3 Peter G. Petersen [P] |
California |
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L-13
A/C crashed during training at Edwards AFB. |
13 JUL 85 |
CW4 Phillip A. Parrish II [IP]
3 ground injuries |
Georgia |
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158 MI (GA ARNG)
OV-1C
#61-2686
During a check ride and approx 200' AGL, IP cut #1 engine, however due to the temp and DA the A/C would not respond
and began to roll inverted. Pilot ejected on command (using the lower handle) as the A/C rolled through 90 deg. At the
same time that pilot pulled his handle, IP pulled the upper handle on his seat. However the delay from the upper
handle allowed the A/C to roll completely inverted at the time of IP's ejection. A/C crashed approx. 1 mile from
Winder-Barrow airport runway at 1238 hours. |
12 DEC 84
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CW3 Richard N. Blunt [P]
CWO John Hensley [CP]
LTC James E. Palmer
MSG William Reeves |
Virginia |
|
18 AVN
U-21A
#67-18062
Twin-engine plane from Ft. Bragg crashed and exploded 500' from the airstrip in dense blanket of fog near Davison
AAF at Ft. Belvoir. |
20 OCT 83 |
CW2 James Q. Tyner Jr [P]
CIV John R. Bailey
MAJ David M. Bishop |
Georgia |
 |
81 ARCOM
U-8F
#62-3839
A/C crashed and exploded at approx 1300 hours on a wooded farm near Hiram while on a training flight out of Dobbins
AFB. P was instructing the other two how to fly the aircraft. |
15 NOV 82 |
CW3 Hugh A. Lammons [P]
CIV John D. Ottomeyer [OB] |
California |
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USAAEF
OV-1C
#68-15948
A/C was undergoing dynamic and static spin testing to determine what effect the SLAR boom had on the A/C. A/C went
inverted after a commanded "throttle chop" on the left engine. A/C entered a spin and, too low to recover, crew tried
to eject. A/C impacted inverted, right wing first. |
26 JAN 82 |
CW3 Warnie B. Anderson [P]
DAC IP injured |
Georgia |
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OV-1D
#67-18920
A/C was conducting IP training out of Ft. Rucker and crashed at uncontrolled airport in GA. DAC injured in ejection. |
28 OCT 81 |
CW2 Thiel [P]
SP5 Brown [OB] |
Germany |
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73 AVN
OV-1D
#69-17003
A/C crashed approx 3 mi S of Bitburg AB near Meilbrueck. |
14 JAN 81
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CW3 Sandy L. Oliphant [P]
SSG Roger A. Meadows [OB] |
Texas |
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B/15 MI
OV-1C
#68-15935
A/C crashed and burned near Lampasas during a test flight from Ft Hood. The INS had stretched a wire/pulled a pin at
a computer connector and the pin relocked. |
27 FEB 80 |
CW4 Gerald L. Randall [P]
SP5 Kenneth P. Seeley [OB] |
Arizona |
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OV-1D
#69-16999
A/C was on a routine training mission from Libby AAF when it entered a high speed stall and rolled inverted with
insufficient altitude to recover. Investigation determined ejection was not attempted. |
05 APR 79 |
CPT Donald G. Monk [P]
CW3 Michael L. Mooring [OB] |
California |
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OV-1D
#69-17000
Conducting a test at China Lake when their A/C went into a high speed stall. They were very low to the ground and both
were killed. A/C impacted in a level, nose-high attitude. Gouges in the ground indicated that the A/C almost recovered.
Tail skid-marks trailed almost 100 yds before propeller impact marks were noted on the ground. A/C remained relatively
intact. |
29 JUL 78 |
CPT McClendan [P]
SFC Ronald R. Conquest [OB] |
Alaska |
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172 MIDAS
OV-1C
#67-18917
No details. |
13 JUL 78
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CIV Ivan B. King [P]
CIV Dennis J. Gabriel [P]
CPT Walter C. McCleskey
SSG Luis I. Lebatard
1 injured |
North Carolina |
 |
USAIMA
DHC-7
A/C crashed in a cornfield at approx 2145 hours during an Army training exercise (Robin Sage) near Fort Bragg after hitting a tree on an unlit airstrip. |
12 FEB 78
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CWO William H. Brannan [P]
SP5 Lawson O. Bittaker [OB] |
Georgia |
|
GA ARNG
OV-1C
#61-02698
After take-off the pilot requested a return landing, reporting a runaway prop but didn't declare an emergency. A/C circled around for
final approach to the runway and started losing altitude. Pilot maneuvered the disabled A/C over a large apartment complex, when A/C
started taking out treetops 18' AGL. TO was given the command to eject, as he ejected the A/C rolled inverted slamming him into the
ground killing him instantly. Pilot never ejected as the A/C crashed in the woods on the opposite side of Hwy 401 from across the runway
at Dobbins AFB. During maintenance of the engine, glass pellets used in the shot peening process to clean the inside of the engine
casing were not removed causing the crash. |
20 JAN 78 |
CW3 James D. Thompson [P]
MAJ Tommy R. Smith [P]
PVT Walter J. Penchikoski
MAJ Paul G. Schlude
MAJ James R. Smith |
Turkey |
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U-21F
#66-18011 "ASHAK 011"
A/C crashed near the Black Sea coast on a snow-covered mountain top near Sinop on a return flight from Istanbul. |
05 NOV 77
|
CW3 James W. Smith [PC]
CWO Jack D. Carpenter [CP]
1LT Robert Anderson
LTC Edward Halbert
MSG Orin D. Steinolfson |
Kansas |
 |
1 ID
U-8G
A/C crashed in a wheat field near Grandview Plaza after experiencing engine trouble and was attempting to circle back to
Marshall AAF at Ft. Riley. |
14 JUL 77
|
MAJ James E. Jones
1 injured |
Kentucky |
|
Single engine
A/C crashed at approx 0930 hours near Vine Grove while flying from Elizabethtown to Ft. Knox after developing engine trouble. |
05 MAY 77
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CWO Franklin D. Davis [P]
COL Paul G. Lewis |
Michigan |
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IN ARNG
U-8
A/C crashed in a rural area in southern Michigan at approx 1610 hours after catching fire in midair and plunged into
a field about 1/2 mile N of Volinia. |
10 FEB 77
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CPT Donald W. Deeter [P]
CW3 Ralph G. Battle [P]
SP4 Paul E. Jones [CE]
LTC William I. Barrett Jr
LTC John S. Edge
MAJ James W. Nelson
MAJ Melvin J. Swiney |
Alaska |
|
U-21A
#67-18081
A/C disappeared near Cook Inlet while enroute from Elmendorf to King Salmon. Pilot was checking out the co-pilot as the
copilot was new in Alaska. Tapes indicate the crew attempted to contact Anchorage Center for a higher altitude; however,
they apparently did not climb to a higher altitude prior to reaching a crossing altitude. A/C was in complete IMC
conditions. Nothing was found of the occupants, nor of the aircraft despite a massive search conducted by aircraft,
mountain climbers, and intelligence aircraft. |
26 MAY 76 |
LTC William R. Horton [P] 
CPT Michael A. Hawley
PFC Alan C. Schardijn |
California |
|
T-42A
A/C crashed into an 11,000' mountain ridge 18 mi SW of Bishop while on a flight from Edwards AFB and were enroute to Fresno. |
17 MAR 76 |
2LT Lyle S. Pinson [P]
CW2 James L. Crowe [CP] |
Arizona |
|
159 MI (GA ARNG)
OV-1C
#60-3761
A/C crashed at Ft. Huachuca while on a MTF and an Annual Instrument Renewal check ride. Crew members sustained fatal
injuries, one by crash forces and the other ejecting outside the safe envelope for ejection. |
11 DEC 75 |
CPT Robert E. Brannan III [P]
CPT Henry J. Dirska [P]
SSG Danny M. Hobbs |
Oklahoma |
 |
LE-AD
U-8
A/C crashed in an alfalfa field about 1 mi south of Gage Airport while attempting to land in light drizzle for a fuel stop. |
26 APR 75
|
CW2 Richard W. Litell [P]
CWO Larry L. Kniep
SP4 Norman L. Banks
MSG Jackie D. Freeman
LTC Alton R. Kieschnick |
Texas |
|
Ft. Hood based
U-21A
A/C crashed shortly after takeoff at 1800 hours, 1/2 mile E of the Ft. Stockton airport after losing power in the left engine, rolled inverted, crashed
into a parked Army tractor-trailer truck and exploded, while enroute to Ft. Hood from Ft. Stockton. Personnel conducted religious services
for personnel in a road convoy returning from Operation Gallant Shield exercises. |
22 APR 74 |
MAJ Frederick D. Daniloff [P]
CPT Kenneth F. Schrantz Jr |
Alabama |
|
OV-1D
#69-17015
A/C crashed on test flight from Ft. Rucker. |
06 DEC 73 |
MAJ Billy H. Hook [P]
1LT Robert R. Rankin [OB] |
Germany |
|
73 MI
OV-1D
#69-17013
A/C exploded and crashed in a field near Huckelheim at approx 1800 hours during a training flight near Aschaffenburg. |
13 JUL 73 |
CW2 David A. Wissler [P]
SP4 Gary D. Summers [OB] |
Germany |
|
73 AVN
OV-1D
#69-17014
A/C crashed at approx 1520 hours near Baumholder AAF. |
08 MAR 73 |
CW3 Richard A. Del Conte [P]
PFC Paul D. Albritton
SSG Joseph C. Barbarick
SGT Michael G. Buckley
SSG Bartley L. Bullington
SSG Cecil E. Davis
SSG Raymond C. Kinser Jr
SGT Edward M. Parrish
CWO Rodney H. Pease
SSG Joseph B. Pelter
SSG James F. Rice
SP5 Michael D. Wasley
SGT Francis P. Welch
SSG Robert T. Wolfe |
North Carolina |
|
Golden Knights
EC-47
A plane carrying members of the Army's famed Golden Knights parachute team to a Kansas performance exploded and crashed
in a muddy cornfield near Silk Hope. |
15 NOV 72 |
CWO Don Andrews [P]
SP6 James T. Baszl [C]
SP4 David R. Carlisle [C] |
Illinois |
 |
U-8D
A/C crashed in a field north of Zion while on a maintenance test flight from Ft. Sheridan. |
16 AUG 72 |
LTC John J. Miller [CP]
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US |
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No Details. |
24 MAY 72 |
CW3 Norman D. McGowen Sr [P]
1LT Furman W. Massingale [OB] |
North Carolina |
|
159 AVN
OV-1
#61-2693
A/C crashed 1.4 miles E of Piney Green, about 28 miles SE of Fort Bragg while on a training mission. P was a
GA ARNG pilot on 2-week active duty assignment at the time. |
05 MAY 72 |
CWO Michael W. Latimer [P] |
Washington |
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A/C crashed near Tacoma. |
09 APR 72 |
CWO Richard F. Race [P]
LTC Michael A. Nolan
3 others killed |
Alaska |
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Twin-engine plane crashed on Mt. Ilianna. |
12 FEB 72
|
CWO Lawrence J. Screptock [P]
LTC Joseph Burke
COL Lester M. Conger
3 injured |
Georgia |
|
3 ARMY HQ
U-8
#12430
A/C was on a round robin IFR service mission when it crashed and burned while on VOR approach to Runway 8
at Fulton County Airport in marginal weather at approx 1543 hours. |
09 MAY 71 |
CWO Martin J. Cobb [P] |
US |
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No details. |
24 FEB 71 |
MAJ William L. Hastings [P] |
California |
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USAR
Twin-engine plane crashed and burned in the mountains NE of Redding near Little Valley on the Lassen-Shasta county
line while on a routine training flight from Presidio's Crissy Field to Reno. |
19 FEB 71 |
MAJ Stevan W. Henault [P]
LTC William Caldwell
SFC Herbert Alex |
Alaska |
|
AK ARNG
U-21
A/C crashed at the 14,880 foot level of Mt. Sanford, 200 mi east of Anchorage while enroute from Whitehorse, YT to Anchorage. The
plane had been at Whitehorse for two weeks for a maintenance checkup. |
29 OCT 70
|
CW2 Paul R. Burtt [P]
CW3 Maynard V. Reisinger [P]
MG Edwin H. Burba
1 injured |
West Virginia |
|
U-8
#62-3865
A/C crashed while attempting to land at night on instrument approach in heavy rain at Tri-State Airport near Huntington
killing the deputy commander of the 1st Army and two Army pilots. Investigation revealed fuel starvation caused by the
improper selection of fuel transfer. |
14 SEP 70
|
LTC Thomas W. Wheat
LTC Donald Grostic (USAF) |
Colorado |
|
44 AVN DET
U-8N
A/C crashed on a wooded hillside 5 mi south of Pikes Peak after encountering heavy fog after takeoff at 0820 hours while on a 3-hour training flight. |
03 SEP 70 |
CPT Raymond E. McBride [P]
1LT Clarence L. Cossey [OB] |
Washington |
|
184 MI
OV-1C
#67-18928
A/C crashed on a mud flat near Grays Harbor while on a surveillance training flight. Recovered 5 days later due to tide and wx conditions. |
07 JUL 70
|
CPT Wayne L. Clement [P]
PVT Martin J. Geisen [OB] |
Arizona |
|
Combat Surveillance & Electronic Warfare School
OV-1C
#68-15949
Pilot radioed to Libby AAF at 2240 hours that the A/C was losing power and could not maintain altitude. A/C was later
found crashed near St. David. |
08 MAY 70 |
CPT Richard K. Roberts [P]
SFC Ted C. Sommerville |
Germany |
 |
HQ BTRY/4 AD
A/C crashed when their light observation acft crashed near Ansbach flying from Goeppingen. Pilot was evidently trying to
make an emergency landing on a narrow road when A/C flipped over. |
08 FEB 70 |
CWO Paul D. Jolly Jr [P] |
Washington |
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Mid-air collision between two single engine planes south of Snohomish Airport. |
06 AUG 69 |
CPT Jerry Vick [P]
CIV Paul Martin
CIV Doug Pierson |
Washington |
|
A/C crashed in rugged land 5 miles N of Lake Cushman while conducting an aerial wildlife survey (migrating elk). The two civilians were
with the State Game Department and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. |
27 JUN 69 |
CPT Gerald E. Bedford [P]
CPT William R. Bryan
1LT Michael C. Straus
CIV Stanley G. Magness |
Maryland |
|
U-8
A/C twin-engine plane bound for Ft. Belvoir crashed in Charles County at 0630 hours in a wooded area 2 miles E of Pomonkey
while making an approach to Davison AAF. |
28 APR 69 |
CPT Ronald B. Barlow [P]
CPT Claude R. Grover [CP]
DAC John F. Irwin
2 injured |
Germany |
 |
USAREUR
U-6A
A/C crashed on Koenigstuhl Mountain shortly after takeoff from Heidelberg AAF enroute to Grafenwoehr. |
18 APR 69 |
1LT Joel R. Graft [P]
CPT Ralph W. Baker [CP]
1 injured |
Arkansas |
|
T-41
A/C crashed south of Booneville while on a training flight from Ft. Rucker to Tulsa, OK. |
11 APR 69 |
MAJ Larry Frank [P]
LTC Miles W. Bowen
CIV Harold D. Moir Jr
CP & CE injured |
Venezuela |
 |
US Embassy based
U-1A
#59-2221
A/C crashed while landing at San Antonio de Tachira airport near the Colombian border enroute to Maracaibo. Reports
state the plane took off from Caracas and turned around minutes into the flight, lost height rapidly, flew very low
over the roof of an airport building and crashed 110 yds short of the airport. |
27 FEB 69
|
MAJ Edward G. Haislop III [P]
MG John S. Hughes
2 injured |
Italy |
 |
SETAF
U-8D
A/C lost power, hit a cable supporting a billboard sign and crashed about 350 yds from the end of the runway on
takeoff from Milan airport enroute to Pias. MG Hughes was the CG of USAREUR's Southern European Task
Force. |
06 FEB 69 |
MAJ James A. Weatherman [CP]
CWO Frank M. Thomas
P injured |
Pennsylvania |
 |
CECOM
U-9
A/C crashed in a clump of trees on the Hob Nob Hill Farm in Forks Township while on a training flight from Lakehurst, NJ. |
08 APR 68 |
Hendri Sumrall [P]
PFC Donald Matsuno
TSG Thomas Willis (USAF) |
New Mexico |
|
ARMY AVN DIV/HOLLOMAN AFB
DeHavilland
A/C crashed between 1400-1500 hours on a hilltop 6 mi SE of Bent while searching for a test balloon launched at Holloman AFB. |
03 APR 68 |
2LT Robert R. Smith [P]
1LT Danny L. Jaterka |
Alabama |
 |
O-1
A/C crashed and burned in an open field near approx 3 mi NW of Opp while on a routine tactical training flight from Ft. Rucker. |
31 MAR 68 |
MAJ John J. Ahern [P] |
Taiwan |
 |
US MAAG
U-6A
A/C crashed near Hsinchu, 35 miles NW Taipei enroute from Taipei to Cheng Chuan AB. |
12 OCT 67 |
MAJ Robert P. Plamondon [P]
MAJ Robert L. Jenkins [P] |
Italy |
|
122 AVN
OV-1
#59-2626
A/C crashed near Bologna while flying from Hanau, Germany to Verona, Italy. |
10 OCT 67 |
CW2 Warren L. Johnson [P]
CW3 William J. Francis [P]
SP6 Roger C. Fultz
CPT James P. Perry
CPT Dennis Wrobleski |
Virginia |
 |
U-6
A/C from Ft. Eustis went down in the Potomac River off Coles Point, about 20 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. |
04 APR 67
 |
1LT Homer P. Ledbetter [P] |
Utah |
 |
USAR
L-19
A/C was apparently attempting to land on highway and crashed at approx 1715 hours after clipping telephone
lines along US Hwy 40-50, 10 mi west of Knolls. |
20 DEC 66 |
CPT Louis D. Easterday [IP]
CWO Daniel B. Vorce
CPT Edwin G. Young III |
Florida |
|
U-8
Twin engine plane crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from Marianna Airport while on a training flight from Ft.
Rucker at approx 1430 hours several miles N of Marianna in a wooded area near SR 162. |
?? DEC 66 |
P killed |
Georgia |
|
L-19A
#51-12027
Mid-air collision at Ft. Stewart. |
15 MAR 66 |
CWO Robert T. Swanson [P]
Sherman Roew [IP] |
Alabama |
|
OV-1
#61-2680
A/C was practicing night landings near Ft. Rucker when A/C failed to gain sufficient altitude following a takeoff and
crashed near the end of the runway. |
14 JAN 66 |
1LT Lorenzo Z. Kidder Jr [P]
SP4 William J. Council |
Germany |
 |
3 ACR
A/C crashed west of Wuerzburg near Marktheidenfeld while on a training exercise. |
12 DEC 65 |
CWO Joseph R. Mendes [P] |
Alaska |
|
U-1A
A/C crashed in a steep valley in the Chugach Mtns 13 mi NE of Anchorage on a one-hour local training
flight from Bryant AAF at Ft. Richardson. |
24 OCT 65 |
CWO Elmer L. Rhoads [P]
SP4 Frank S. Barone [OB]
|
New Mexico |
|
O-1A
A/C crashed and burned near the Burnham Trading Post about 35 mi SW of Farmington while searching for Pershing missile debris. |
25 AUG 65 |
CPT Gerald L. West [P]
LT James L. Reed [P] |
Oklahoma |
|
U-6
A/C crashed at Ft. Sill while practicing take-offs and landings near Landing Strip 15. |
11 AUG 65
|
MAJ Austin K. Veatch Jr [P]
CPT Richard D. Johnson [P] |
California |
|
U-8D
A/C crashed during a thunderstorm on the NE portion of Edwards AFB on a return flight from Yuma, AZ. |
07 AUG 65 |
CWO James L. Gray [P]
Dr. John R. Morrison (COL-ret) |
Minnesota |
 |
IA ARNG
A/C crashed and burned in a cornfield near Watkins while enroute from Camp Riley. |
04 JUN 65 |
CWO George W. Stocks [P] |
Alaska |
|
O-1A
A/C crashed and burned on landing at the post airstrip at 2320 hours after spraying insect repellent at Ft. Wainwright. |
31 OCT 64 |
SP6 Donald D. Baker
CPT Harley Barrick
CPT Richard M. Cannon
SP5 Michael J. Degeyter
CWO Lowell I. Farris
CPT Albert D. Summers |
Georgia |
 |
17 AVN
CV-2B
Mid-air collision during a training flight 18 miles S of Augusta during 11th Air Assault Division exercise (Air Assault
II). |
24 SEP 64 |
CPT Max L. Seyfreid [P]
CPT Barry A. Winkelman [P] |
Germany |
 |
3 ID
Recon plane crashed on takeoff at Kitzengen. |
20 AUG 64
|
MAJ Richard F. Conner [P]
SGT David D. Johnston [CE] |
Peru |
 |
937 ENG CO (AVN)
U-1A
A/C was assigned to the Peru Project of the Inter-American Geodetic Service (IAGS) based in Lima. A PAF Allouette was
reported missing in the Rioja area in the NE part of Peru. The US Embassy requested IAGS aviation assistance for
the rescue effort. Crew volunteered to investigate a possible sighting near the Rioja emergency airstrip. A short time
later the A/C crashed into a jungle covered hill near the top, at 2,500' above the valley when the left wing tip
contacted the dry limb of a large tree. |
24 JUN 64 |
CPT Ronald F. Estes [P]
CWO Charles D. Martin [CP]
SP5 Charles J. Bilskie
1LT Robert G. Dassler
CWO Joseph J. Embrom
SP4 Brannon W. Mills
SP6 Robert W. Webster
22 injured |
South Carolina |
 |
11 AA
CV-2
A/C crashed while attempting a night takeoff from a cow pasture during Hawk Star I manuevers. |
23 MAY 64 |
2LT John R. Leeds [P]
SGT Dektin L. Teeter |
California |
|
B/82 AVN
L-19
A/C crashed 1 mile SW of Ivanpah while participating in Operation Desert Strike. |
08 FEB 64 |
COL Mansell A. Walker
CPT Wilson C. Parker Jr |
Germany |
|
V CORPS
U-8F
A/C crashed in the Taunus Mountains NW of Wiesbaden while on a routine training flight practicing ground controlled
approaches into Wiesbaden AB. |
07 NOV 63
|
1LT Eugene J. Taylor [P]
SP5 William F. Collins [OB] |
Germany |
 |
B/503 AVN
OV-1C
#60-3738
A/C was returning to Hanau and flew down a valley and ran into reduced visibility, made a 180 degree turn to come back
out of the valley but entered into IFR conditions. A/C cleared hill top by 10' but ran directly into a grove of large
hardwood trees. A/C disintegrated as it went thru the trees. |
14 OCT 63 |
LTC Stephen L. Walters [P] (USAF)
1LT Richard M. Montonati |
Utah |
|
O-1A
A/C crashed at 30 mi W of Dugway Proving Grounds while on a routine security check of the fences. |
11 AUG 63 |
2LT Benjamin Taliferro
CPT Ronald Taylor |
South Carolina |
|
L-19
Army recon plane nosedived in a wooded area just off Hwy 240 near Ninety Six during Operation Swift Strike III. |
09 AUG 63 |
LT Benny E. Foster [P]
1 injured |
South Carolina |
|
2 AVN BN
OV-1C
#61-2725
Army plane apparently exploded in flight and crashed at approx 0115 hours near Ware Shoals during Operation Swift Strike III. |
04 AUG 63 |
CPT Travis A. Moore [P]
CPT Kenneth J. Alves
CPT Gene A. Truit
CPT Joseph M. Davis
CPT Russell E. Cooper
MSG Marvin E. Morgan |
Korea |
 |
DET L, KMAG
L-20
Army plane crashed and burned on 4,700' Pangdae-San Mountain while on a routine training flight from Kangson-ni to
Pyongtaek. Wreckage was found 4,000' on the mountainside. |
30 JUL 63 |
MAJ John R. Beler [P]
CPT Henry F.C. Gebelt |
Pennsylvania |
 |
US War College
L-23
A/C was practicing instrument landing approaches and collided with a private plane and crashed in a cornfield 1 miles W
of Allentown Municipal Golf Course. The civilian (Fred W. Turner) in the other plane was killed. |
01 FEB 63 |
CPT Aubrey R. Boswell [P] |
Korea |
|
13 TC
L-19
A/C crashed in a mountainous area some 20 miles N of Seoul while on a routine convoy control mission. |
17 NOV 62 |
CPT Robert L. Sauberan [P]
1LT William O. Epting |
Virginia |
 |
HQ QM CTR (VA ARNG)
L-19
A/C crashed and burned on a small arms range approx 1/4 mile S of the Ft. Lee airfield at approx 1209 hours while
enroute to Richmond to pick up an L-20 and ferry it back. |
24 OCT 62 |
1LT Kenneth Joyce [P]
2LT Peter Van Vleet [OB] |
Germany |
|
3 AVN
L-19
A/C crashed 1 mi east of Ebrach while participating in Exercise Marne Rock. |
21 SEP 62 |
CPT James H. Jenkins Jr [P] |
Germany |
|
503 AVN
AO-1A
#60-3730
A/C crashed north of Frankfurt while on a routine mission. A/C cartwheeled during attempted go-around. Crash
caused by feathering #1 prop due to improperly set torque pressure switch, set at 35.5 psi (forcibly). |
12 JUL 62
|
CPT Ronald W. Anderson [P]
SP5 John A. Evans [CE] |
Germany |
|
503 AVN
OV-1
Army light plane crashed after takeoff near Grafenwoehr. The accident investigation determined the cause of the crash
was an inboard aileron failure. |
29 JUN 62 |
1LT Robert A. Kutzner [P] |
Washington |
|
4 AVN
L-19
A/C crashed 3 mi west of Easton airport on a solo flight from Yakima to Ft. Lewis. |
20 JUN 62 |
1LT Donald R. McGowen [P]
1 NCO killed |
Korea |
|
7 AVN
L-19
A/C crashed in the mountains west of Hwachon reservoir just north of Mae Bong Mountain while patrolling the DMZ. |
08 MAY 62 |
1LT William D. Shaw [P]
1 injured |
Louisiana |
 |
49 AD
L-19
A/C crashed while on a flight as part of training exercise Iron Dragoon at Ft. Polk. |
09 APR 62 |
CPT Billy L. Hill [IP]
1 other killed |
Florida |
|
AO-1
#60-3749?
A/C crashed near the Malone Airport during approach to landing. |
15 MAR 62 |
1LT Joseph Ondi
1LT Gerald J. Peden |
North Carolina |
|
L-19
A/C crashed and burned at a small airstrip near Camp Mackall on Ft. Bragg. |
27 JAN 62 |
MAJ Donald A. Carder [P]
LTC Walter R. Johnson
CPT Daniel L. Knotts
CP & CE injured |
Iran |
|
US Military Advisory Grp
U-1A
#55-3317
A/C crashed in the Zagros Mountains SW of Tehran. Initial contact was made along a narrow ridge-line at the 12,500'
level, causing stoppage of the engine and the left wing began to separate from the A/C. A/C became airborne again as
the ground fell away from where it had impacted and struck the ground again further on and came to rest, inverted on
its back in deep snow. Victims died of exposure because rescue attempts were hampered by bad wx. |
03 OCT 61 |
2LT William W. Henzeh [P] |
Germany |
|
8 AVN
L-19
A/C crashed at Finthen AAF while making practice approaches. |
24 SEP 61 |
CPT John E. Mackel [P] (USAF)
SGT Robert Turner
SGT John Lesso (USAF)
12 injured |
North Carolina |
|
C-123
An estimated 100,000 air show spectators watched in horror today as a plane carrying the Army's famed sky divers aloft
crashed and burned on takeoff in Wilmington. |
20 JUN 61 |
1LT William G. Martin [P]
1 injured |
Colorado |
|
16 SKY CAV
L-19
A/C crashed near 11 miles SW of Salida while on a training flight from Ft. Carson. |
05 APR 61
|
1LT James R. Jensen [P]
MAJ Harrison Perry |
Tennessee |
|
L-19
A/C crashed and burned 600 yds from the top of the northern slope of Holston Mountain on a flight from Ft. Knox to
Simmons AFB. |
17 MAR 61 |
LT James H. Stone
1LT injured |
North Carolina |
 |
82 ABN
L-20
A/C crashed on takeoff at Camp Mackall area while on a routine training flight. |
26 FEB 61 |
1LT Enrique Mata [P]
SGT Robert Modrow |
Washington |
|
A/C crashed after colliding with another Army plane taking off from Ft. Lewis. Plane taking off was able to land safely. |
22 FEB 61 |
LT Sammy H. Cardwell [P] |
Okinawa |
|
A/C crashed near Okinawa on a routine training mission. |
1961 |
IP & P killed |
Alabama |
|
AO-1
A/C crashed while performing low-pass barrel rolls. A/C dove and pulled out at approx 150-200 AGL, began a left
roll, hesitated briefly inverted, then continued with a noticeable left yaw. A/C lost altitude rapidly and struck
the ground while in a 15 deg right bank and 20-30 deg nose-low pitch, exploding on impact with ground. |
27 DEC 60 |
1LT Donald G. Bales [P] |
Tennessee |
|
L-20
A/C crashed near Piney Flats into Cove Ridge in the Holston Mountain range at approx 0030 hours while on a training
flight from El Paso to Ft. Belvoir. |
21 NOV 60 |
DAC Levi W. Boyce
CIV Robert M. Carman
MAJ killed [P]
2 Turks killed |
Turkey |
|
L-23
A/C crashed and burst into flames near Kuseli while enroute to eastern Turkey. |
30 SEP 60
|
CWO Richard K. Brown [P]
CWO Kenneth Kiester [P]
SP5 Donald E. Peterman
LT Robert L. Fisher
MG Carl F. Fritzsche
BG Thomas H. Hayes |
California |
|
U-1
#81693
A/C crashed in the fogshrouded hills near Oakland hitting a 250,000 gallon East Bay MUD water tank killing Ft. Ord
Training Center commander and his deputy enroute to the Army-California football game. |
26 AUG 60 |
1LT Robert J. Holloway [P] |
Korea |
|
L-19
A/C crashed 4 minutes after takeoff into a field 8 mi NE of Chunchon. |
15 AUG 60 |
1LT Richard R. Jentoft
1 injured |
Washington |
|
L-19
A/C crashed near Yakima. |
11 AUG 60
|
1LT Glen R. Judd [P] |
Germany |
|
L-19
A/C crashed and burned near Stuttgart after striking a tree in fog while on the Grafenwoehr training area. |
19 JUL 60 |
1LT Edward D. Bricking [P]
2LT injured |
Missouri |
|
L-19
A/C crashed and burned on a training area of Ft. Leonard Wood. |
11 JUL 60 |
CPT Attilio J. Tamborini [P]
LTC Harry C. Barnes
MAJ Sidney L. Davis
MAJ Frank J. Gabriel Jr
CPT Manuel V. Brasil
MAJ Cleston W. Gilpatrick |
Panama |
|
ARMY AVN DET
L-20
A/C crashed in the Panama Canal 1 mile west of Balboa while on a routine flight across the Isthmus. A/C was heard running
rough and started a 180 deg turn and dived into canal during turn. |
01 JUL 60 |
1LT John Cox Jr [P] |
Texas |
 |
36 ID (ARNG)
L-19
A/C crashed while landing at a small airstrip near Old Georgetown Rd and Manning Mountain.
*First fatal training accident in the division since WWII. |
30 JAN 60 |
1LT Dudley G. Roe III [P] |
Maryland |
 |
29 AVN (MD ARNG)
L-19
A/C crashed and burned on a standard tactical mission with another light guard plane. A/C apparently was caught in a
downdraft as it came in low over a wooded area and crashed in a barley field near US 213 approx 2 miles S of Church Hill. |
04 JAN 60
|
1LT Walter Jefferson Jr [P]
2LT Graydon W. Goss
PFC Albert L. Callais
SP5 Donald R. Fletcher
SP4 Henry A. Harvey
SP4 George W. Hightower
PFC Stephen T. Novak
SP4 William C. Riley
SFC Kenneth E. Spaulding
PFC Henry J. Weyer Jr |
Libya |
|
329 ENG
U-1A
#55-2974
A/C flying in a flight of three from Wheelus AFB in Tripoli enroute to Bengasi crashed in the Mediterranean Sea during a
storm. |
13 OCT 59
|
1LT Richard R. Scott [IP]
2LT John N. Combs
2LT Gerald D. Cyrus
2LT James M. Chamness |
Texas |
|
L-20
A/C was on a cross-country instrument training flight out of Ft. Rucker and was enroute from Dyess AFB to Ft. Sam
Houston when it crashed near Boerne during a rain and windstorm. |
13 SEP 59 |
1LT Thomas A. Thatcher
CWO Marion N. Sealy Jr |
Korea |
|
13 TC
L-19
A/C went out of control and crashed into a river bank about 10 mi N of Seoul while attempting a forced landing. |
28 JUL 59 |
2LT William A. Hunt |
Alabama |
|
L-19s
Mid-air collision of two Army training planes at Ft. Rucker. |
08 MAY 59
|
1LT Robert H. Delaney [P] |
Texas |
 |
502 AVN
L-19
#15083
A/C crashed at approx 2300 hours on a training flight just off Hwy 281, south of the Guadalupe River enroute back to
Ft. Hood. A/C impacted the ground at 83 g's on a heading of 145 deg, left wing low spiral, 40 deg attitude and after
impact slid 146 ft. Bad weather in addition to faulty altimeter caused accident. |
16 APR 59
|
CPT Warren E. Bolich [P]
1 injured |
Missouri |
|
Ft. Rucker based
A/C struck a tree while landing and crashed 100' short of the runway at Hornersville airport.
They were enroute from Ft. Riley to Ft. Rucker. |
16 APR 59
|
2LT Donald E. Porter [P] |
Texas |
|
BLUE HAT CLASS
L-19
Plane developed engine trouble and crashed attempting emergency landing near Junction. |
21 MAR 59 |
CPT Charles Nelson [P]
CPT Charles F. Ward [IP] |
Germany |
|
7 ARMY AVN SEC
Light Army plane crashed near Stuttgart while conducting an instrument flight examination. |
20 FEB 59 |
CIV Edward L. Sula [IP]
1LT Richard A. Stephens |
California |
 |
UT ARNG
Small plane crashed 10 miles SE of Livermore just under the crest of a 3,000' ridge after leaving Oakland on a
20-minute instrument training flight to Stockton. |
14 JAN 59 |
DAC Jane M. Mullady |
Korea |
|
3 LT AVN
L-19
A DAC assigned as a service club program director was killed when she walked into the spinning prop
while attempting to board the plane at K-16 airstrip. |
12 JAN 59 |
CPT Wade L. Shankle Jr [P]
PVT John A. Ardussi |
Washington |
|
31 ARTY BDE
U-6
A/C crashed in the wilds of North Central Washington about 25 miles SW of Twisp on a flight from Ellensburg to McChord
AFB. *A/C and bodies were found in AUG 1959. |
10 NOV 58 |
1LT Don M. Waldrop [P]
SP4 Elwin E. Sipes |
California |
|
232 SIG
L-19
A/C from Ft. Huachuca crashed while participating in the closing operation of amphibious maneuvers near San Simeon. Shortly
after takeoff, plane nosed up sharply to 150', stalled, then pivoted on the left wing onto its back plummeting to the ground
and catching fire. |
15 OCT 58 |
CPT Richard P. Carey [P] |
Minnesota |
|
175 FA BN
L-19
A/C crashed into Green Lake after apparently striking some gulls while enroute to Willmar. |
14 OCT 58 |
1LT Darrold C. Dockum [P]
CWO James C. Grubaugh [P]
2 injured |
Germany |
|
30 TC
L-20
A/C crashed in heavy fog shortly after midnight 20 mi west of Fulda. |
17 AUG 58 |
CPT Lloyd Davenport [P]
1 injured |
Pennsylvania |
 |
250 TANK BN (NJ ARNG)
Single-engine plane plunged into the Delaware River after it stalled making a turn and spun out of control near Easton while
on a training flight from Phillipsburg, NJ. |
25 JUL 58 |
1LT Lawrence Knapp [P]
CIV Joseph Webber [IP] |
Texas |
|
L-19
A/C crashed while flying with his instructor on the last flight prior to graduating from Army pilot training at Camp
Gary near San Marcos. |
22 JUL 58 |
1LT Charles E. Guess [P] |
California |
|
L-19
#56-2548
A/C crashed at 10,000' level of the White Mountains 13 miles NE of Bishop while on a flight to Winnemucca, NV. The
wreckage was found 28SEP59 by a deer hunter. |
16 JUL 58
|
1LT Victor M. Tilley [P] |
Alaska |
|
L-19
A/C crashed into a hill at Eagle River while on a flight from Ladd Field to Ft. Richardson during heavy fog and cloud banks. |
16 JUL 58 |
1LT Edward M. Pringle [P]
SSG John L. Brown [C] |
Arizona |
|
L-19
A/C crashed and burned in Garden Canyon during a training flight from Ft. Huachuca.
*First recorded fatal air crash at Ft. Huachuca. |
06 JUL 58
|
CPT Joseph E. Allinder [P] |
Maryland |
|
CONTL ARMY CMD FLT DET
L-23D
Twin-engine liason plane crashed on a wooded knoll near Upper Marlboro during a during a blinding thunderstorm
apparently had lost the use of his radio and was attempting an emergency landing in a tobacco field. |
07 APR 58 |
1LT Robert J. Pratz [P] |
Alabama |
|
Mid-air crash between two light planes at Ft. Rucker and plunged into Lake Tholocco. |
DAC Ernest K. Holzapfel [IP] |
24 FEB 58
|
1LT Peter Nast [P]
LTJG (USN) injured |
Massachusetts |
 |
42 DIV (NY ARNG)
L-19
A/C crashed on the frozen Connecticut River after it struck two power lines during takeoff from Atwood Airport near Northampton. |
14 FEB 58
|
P killed
1 injured |
Germany |
|
593 FA
L-19
A/C crashed after an apparent engine failure near Wuerzburg during Exercise Sabre Hawk. |
02 OCT 57 |
CPT Eual A. Cathey [P]
COL Emery E. Hyde
LTC Clinton G. Merrill
COL David M. Perkins* |
Vermont |
 |
HQ/1 ARMY
L-20
A/C crashed on Lookout Mountain while on a flight from Governor's Island, NY to Burlington for a routine
inspection of Army reservists. Cause was determined to be either icing or a faulty altimeter. Crash site
was not located for 9 days.
*COL Perkins died 1 day after crash of dehydration. |
18 SEP 57 |
1LT R.E. Wright [P] |
Texas |
|
17 FA
L-19
A/C crashed 2 mi W of New Summerfield at approx 0330 hours on a flight from Ft. Polk to Ft. Sill. |
19 AUG 57
|
CPT Dewey H. Smith [P]
CPT James W. Hancock [P] |
Germany |
|
L-23
A/C crew nosedived their crippled twin-engine plane to flaming death in a courtyard to avoid crashing into a factory
crowded with workers. |
24 JUL 57 |
CPT Ken R. Wagers [P]
PFC Bobby J. Gillespie |
Germany |
|
L-19
A/C crashed at Emery Airstrip. |
23 JUL 57 |
2 killed |
California |
|
L-19
A/C crashed in flames and sank into the sea shortly after takeoff from the Ft. Ord airstrip. |
02 JUL 57 |
CPT Paul E. Pointer Jr [P]
1 other killed |
Hawaii |
 |
AIR SEC/25 ID
L-19
A/C crashed n the mountains near Mauna Kea volcano. |
12 JUN 57 |
1LT David Nurnberger [P]
2LT Thomas W. Speedy |
Idaho |
 |
148 AFA (ID ARNG)
L-19A
A/C was circling low, stalled, crashed and burned in a wheat field at approx 1935 hours about 4 mi E of Rock Creek during annual Guard
training manuevers at Gowan Field. |
25 APR 57 |
LT Vincent R. Colainni [P]
PFC Donald R. Tucker |
Missouri |
|
A/C crashed during a mock bombing attack near the post quartermaster warehouse at Ft. Leonard Wood. |
11 APR 57 |
1LT George F. Sotomayer [P]
1 injured |
Louisiana |
|
Ft. Polk based
L-19
A/C crashed and burned on takeoff near the Texas border, 25 mi NW of Ft. Polk enroute to search for another plane reported
to be lost (erroneous) near Many during Exercise King Cole. |
05 APR 57
 |
1LT William H. Wallace [P]
PFC Dennis H. Ohman [C] |
Germany |
|
3 AD
L-19
Both A/C were performing flyover of various Kasernes of 3 AD when they collided in midair near Altenstadt. |
1LT Richard T. McDonald [P] |
30 JAN 57 |
CPT Clifford D. Tresidder [P]
1LT Richard B. Collett [CP]
1 injured |
Massachusetts |
|
4 RCT
L-20
A/C crashed through pine trees and landed in flames about a 1.5 miles from Devens Airport after returning from a field
exercise where the aircraft dropped parachutes simulating a supply drop. |
21 JAN 57 |
1LT Robert N. Magnuson
1LT Donald P. Melaven |
Alaska |
|
L-19
#112- (partial)
A/C crashed on the Tanana River 1 1/2 miles SE of the Fairbanks International Airport. |
21 JAN 57 |
1LT Leonard M. Moyer [P]
SP3 Paul D. Carter [CE] |
Georgia |
|
L-19
A/C was in a flight of eight planes on a training mission from Ft. Benning when it crashed in a remote
area 9 mi from Columbus. A second L-19 crashed into Pine Mountain, but 2 crewmen were injured. |
06 NOV 56 |
MAJ Thomas S. Rankin* [P] |
Japan |
|
Light twin-engine plane crashed on takeoff at the U.S. Far East Army HQ near Yokohama.
*Pilot died 3 days later of injuries. |
27 OCT 56 |
1LT Darrell H. Mills
1LT John Marschitz |
Texas |
 |
Ft. Hood based
L-21
A/C crashed in Cowhouse Creek on the Ft. Hood reservation while on a routine training mission. |
15 OCT 56 |
P killed
CPT Henry K. Bradshaw |
Hawaii |
|
25 ID
L-19
A/C crashed nose first in a sugar cane field while trying to land on an old airstrip near Haleiwa on northern Oahu Island
while on a routine flight. |
21 SEP 56 |
COL John J. Jakale
1LT James C. Atkins |
Korea |
|
DET G/KMAG
L-19
A/C crashed near the town of Hadong, 20 mi W of K-4, while traveling from Kwanju to Pusan. |
13 AUG 56 |
1LT Daniel Marsh Jr [P] |
New York |
|
NY ARNG
L-19
A/C got out of control during a steep right bank and nosedived into the ground and burned 2 mi N of Calcium. |
03 JUN 56 |
P killed |
North Carolina |
|
Ft. Bragg based
A/C crashed after it made a steep climb and experienced an apparent engine failure. |
10 MAR 56
|
MAJ Robert H. MacDonald
MAJ Byron Nudd
2 injured |
Wisconsin |
 |
IL ARNG
C-45
A/C crashed during a blinding snowstorm on a farm, 10 miles SE of Sparta shortly after leaving Camp McCoy. |
20 FEB 56 |
1 killed |
Korea |
|
96 FA
L-19
An artillery officer was killed when he walked into the spinning prop of the plane after he climbed out at
an airstrip 35 mi north of Seoul. |
14 FEB 56
|
CIV William Ferderber [P]
MAJ Aaron G. Atkisson
CPT James P. Dowling
CPT Louis E. Durand |
Canada |
|
14 AVN
U-1A
#55-3252
A/C lost its left wing, plunged 5000', and crashed into a snow-covered farm north of Toronto during training at
the DeHavilland factory prior to accepting a new acft to ferry back to Ft. Riley. |
27 JAN 56 |
BG John R. Noyes*
3 injured |
Alaska |
|
AK ARNG
L-20
A/C crashed in moutainside NE of Nome while on an inspection flight of Eskimo guard units. A/C was
on the return leg of a round trip flight to Shishmaref.
*BG Noyes died 4 days later of injuries. |
07 NOV 55
|
2LT Harold S. Salvage [P]
3 Polish PAXs |
Korea |
|
L-20
A/C crashed at approx 1130 hours caused by snow flurries and low visibility 30 miles N of Kusan enroute to Kimpo airbase. The Polish
PAXs were members oŁ the Neutral Nations Truce Supervisory Commission. |
07 SEP 55 |
CPT John R. Hall Jr
1LT Eugene C. Etz (USAF) |
New York |
|
T-33
A/C was attempting an emergency landing at Stewart AFB shortly after takeoff, crashing short of the runway. |
21 AUG 55 |
CPT John F. Werfelmann [P] |
Germany |
|
Light plane crashed 35 miles E of Frankfurt. Wreckage was found 3 days later after a 72-plane search party scoured
the area. |
20 JUL 55 |
CPT Walter J. McHenry [P]
SP3 Franklin L. Watson
PFC Robert E. Brethauer
PFC Travis J. Eckert |
Germany |
|
L-20
Midair collision of two army planes near Lorsch. One of the planes managed to safely land at an airfield
approx half a mile away. |
25 JUN 55
|
CPT Roy F. Moullen [P]
1LT Malcolm J. Stokes |
Austria |
|
L-19A
#51-7414
A/C crashed in the Danube Canal shortly after takeoff after experiencing engine problems. |
22 JUN 55 |
LT Bobby O. Greer [IP]
LT Charles H. Jones Jr |
Alabama |
|
A/C crashed 20 miles S of Enterprise near Geneva. Wreckage was found a couple days later. |
01 MAY 55 |
LT Joseph L. Dickerson
LT George N. Struder |
North Carolina |
|
Private stunt plane crashed into an Army plane 50' above Fayetteville Municipal airport, shortly after Army plane took off. Stunt
plane pilot was not injured. |
23 MAR 55 |
1LT James W. Walker [P]
1 injured |
Texas |
|
L-19
A/C crashed one-third mi E of Coleman airport at approx 0200 hours after running out of fuel while on a flight from Ft. Bliss to
Ft. Hood. |
17 FEB 55 |
PFC John A. Walsh |
Oklahoma |
|
L-19
Plane guide was directing a plane with flashlight at night when he backed into the prop of a taxiing L-19, killing him
instantly. Accident occurred on the east range during might manuevers. |
20 JAN 55
 |
LTC Thomas H. Glenn*
PVT killed |
Korea |
|
HQ/KCOMZ
L-20
A/C was hit by shell fragments around noon near the Korean DMZ hitting two PAX in the plane.
*LTC died 8 days later of wounds. |
28 DEC 54 |
CPT John A. Hayes [P]
1 enlisted PAX killed |
Austria |
|
L-19
A/C crashed on an instrument testing flight 10 miles outside of Linz. |
03 DEC 54 |
CPT Harold R. Martin [P]
MSG Cleo H. Pedersen |
Missouri |
 |
129 FA (MO ARNG)
L-19
A/C crashed on a Missouri River dike near Amazonia shortly after leaving Rosecrans Field. |
03 DEC 54 |
2LT Bruce R. Campbell [P]
2LT George W. Withers |
New Mexico |
|
SIG CORPS
L-19
A/C crashed and burned while landing in the Nike 3 area of the White Sands Proving Ground at approx 1130 hours. |
08 NOV 54 |
LT Hale S. Thomas Jr [P] |
Germany |
|
567 FA
L-19
A/C crashed near Frickenhofen while enroute from Schwaebisch Hall to Schwaebish Gmuend. |
02 OCT 54 |
LT killed [P]
CPT killed [OB] |
Korea |
|
L-19
Mid-air collision between two L-19s during a fly over exhibition of South Korean army units. The other L-19 was
crippled and made an emergency landing. |
16 AUG 54 |
1LT Pearl G. Bryant Jr [P]
PFC Evan C. Mitchell |
Alaska |
|
L-20
A/C crashed about 100 miles NW of Anchorage while flying supplies to a party on a training
mission between Puntilla Lake and Farewell. |
16 JUN 54
|
CPT Robert H. Burton [P]
OB injured |
Minnesota |
|
HHC/196 ID (SD ARNG)
L-19
#112534
A/C crashed into the rear of a parked truck during a mock air raid after it swooped low over a truck
convoy and struck telephone and power lines at approx 1500 hours at Camp Ripley. |
12 JAN 54 |
1LT Pilot killed
1LT Joe S. Nicholson [OB] |
Korea |
 |
45 AVN
L-19
A/C crashed into a mountainside and burned while returning from a 45 DIV training area. |
25 AUG 53 |
2 killed |
Germany |
 |
43 ID
L-19
A/C crashed in a field near Dettelbach, 12 mi N of Kitzingen while taking part in the 28 ID maneuvers. |
10 AUG 53 |
1LT James R. Knighton [P]
CPL Howard Sweeney Jr [CE]
LTC John R. Richmond |
Alabama |
|
L-23
A/C crashed shortly after takeoff at 0425 hours 12 miles SE of Ft. Benning bound for Pope AFB. |
20 APR 53 |
CIV James K. Knox [IP]
CPT Jack P. Keil
LT Claude L. Cox Jr
LT Don B. Alexander |
Texas |
 |
LC-126
Midair collision with a Navy SNB, A/C crashed 16 miles NE of Gainesville enroute to Ft. Sill from Camp Polk, LA. The
Navy plane landed safely. |
25 JAN 53 |
CPT Robert C. Porter Jr [P]
LT Cecil P. Schubert |
Japan |
 |
24 ID
L-19
Two-place observation plane hit a mountain. |
15 NOV 52 |
PVT Arless W. Davis
2LT Sammie E. Oates
SFC Bill Stewart |
Alaska |
|
C-119
A/C crashed on a flight from Kodiak to Elmendorf. |
05 OCT 52
|
1LT J.R. Tatum
2LT Alfred Summy |
Texas |
|
L-19
A/C enroute from Ft. Sill to Bryan, crashed and burned near Scotland after engine apparently cut out dove into the ground. |
14 SEP 52 |
1LT Thomas E. Jones Jr [P]
2LT John Blanar Jr
SGT Charles G. Haberl |
New Jersey |
|
SIG CORPS LT AVN
LC-126
A/C crashed into an apple orchard near Matawan while on a routine training flight from Allegheny County airport to
Red Bank airport. |
03 APR 52 |
CPT Sidney L. Harrison [P] |
Colorado |
|
CO USAR
Single engine plane was being ferried from Wichita, KS to Buckley AB when it disappeared near Denver during a
snowstorm. *Wreckage was discovered 09SEP52 west of Palmer Lake. |
28 DEC 51 |
CPT Spencer E. Wallace [P]
CPT Otto L. Evans |
Arkansas |
|
AIR TRN SEC
L-17
A/C crashed into a mountain 15 mi north of Mount Ida in the Ouachita National Forest while on
a proficiency flight from Ft. Sill to Little Rock. A/C was on return leg of trip when it crashed. |
12 DEC 50 |
2LT John H. Wilkinson [P]
Walter L. Wilkinson Jr |
Colorado |
 |
CO ARNG
A/C crashed and burned at Camp George West after takeoff a short distance from the end of a runway. John
and Walter were brothers. |
26 AUG 51 |
1LT John Brandt Latimer [P] |
Alaska |
 |
6148 TCS
Airplane accident while on active duty near Summit. |
13 AUG 51 |
1LT Keith R. Robison [P]
James N. Thomas Jr |
Oregon |
|
22 FA (UT ARNG)
L-19
A/C crashed on the east slope of Lake Mountain west of Utah Lake. |
08 MAR 51 |
CPT John J. Lortz [P]
COL John W. Coffey |
Germany |
 |
7787 AVN DET
L-17
A/C crashed west of Coblenz while on a flight from Heidelberg to Bonn. |
06 MAY 50 |
1LT Steve J. Chetneky [P] |
California |
|
Jet fighter crashed near the end of of the landing strip at March Field. |
19 MAR 50 |
2LT Lewis D. Wall Jr
1LT Charles R. McMinn |
Texas |
|
49 AD AIR SEC
Midair collision at 500', A/C burst into flames on impact 4 miles NW of the National Guard Eagle Mountain Lake Base. |
2LT Fred W. Bowden |
24 JAN 50
|
2 killed |
Missouri |
|
L-5
A/C crashed in fog one-half mile north of Mexico. |
16 SEP 49 |
1LT Walter F. Stone Jr [P]
1LT Dale R. Brenneman Jr [P]
1LT Clark W. Burton [OB] |
Kansas |
|
10 ID
L-17
A/C crashed near Mattfield Green while on a routine flight from Marshall Field to Wichita and Kansas City. A/C was found 2 days later. |
23 AUG 49 |
LT Harry G. Otis [P]
OB injured |
Germany |
|
L-5
A/C crashed shortly after takeoff at Odenburg. |
01 JUN 49
|
John Ludwig
1 other killed
P injured |
Georgia |
|
L-14
A/C based at Lawson field crashed near Union City after developing engine trouble. |
03 MAY 49 |
1LT Morris C. Lewis [P]
WOJG Otto H. Christiansen [OB] |
Oregon |
|
A/C from Ft. Lewis crashed in the Columbia River gorge while circling above an Army engineer amphibious training operation. |
|
05 JUN 53
|
1LT John W. Arms (USAF)
1LT Roger L. Buxman [OB] |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
LT-6G
#49-3548
A/C hit by heavy ground fire, reports that one crewman taken prisoner. |
21 APR 53
|
2LT Joseph A. Taddeo Jr (USAF)
SFC Paul H. O'Connell [OB] |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
LT-6G
#49-3589
A/C hit by ground fire, crashed and burned. |
30 MAR 53
|
1LT Autrey W. Frederick
CPT Pierre Gailly (BeArmy) |
Korea |
|
HQ/3 ID
L-19
#UNK
On recon and observation mission, forced down in enemy territory near Tup O-dong. |
26 MAR 53
|
2LT James N. Dorland
1LT Landon J. Reid |
Korea |
|
92 AFA
L-19
#51-12374
A/C possibly hit by AAA, crashed. |
10 MAR 53 |
2LT Peter M. Darakis (USAF)
SFC Forrest L. Price [OB] |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
LT-6G
#49-3576
A/C observed going down in flames, no chutes, explosion. |
29 NOV 52
|
1LT James N. Parker [OB] |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
LT-6G
#49-3547
A/C hit by gnd fire, crewman captured, crashed. |
14 NOV 52 |
CWO Alfred H. Auger
PFC Robert J. Beachy
SGT Francis C. Berger
PFC Gilberto A. Berrios
CPL Antonio Calaustro
CPL William E. Clark
PFC C. Concepcion-Esquilio
CPL Patrick E. Connolly
PFC Delbert Coulam
CPL Donald D. Drinnen
SFC Albert W. Dzinwkowski
CPL James A. Flory
PFC Lloyd O. Fogt
CPL Frank Gfroerer
CPL Thomas E. Giglio
CPL John W. Hanlon
MSG Arthur J. Holland
SGT Robert W. Irwin
PFC Robert H. Koehler
PFC Leon Letts Jr
PFC Bronson J. Mastne
SGT Richard L. Menninger
PFC Erling P. Miller
PFC Billy G. Mouney
SGT Donald R. Northrup
PFC Byron H. Pittman
PFC Lovell E. Prater
PVT Juan Rivera-Gonzales
PFC Juan Rivera-Vazquez
PFC Raul Rosalez
SGT Arthur J. Scowcraft
PFC Eugene R. Serra
SGT Ray A. Shepherd
PFC Freelan Shrewsbury
SGT John C. Stauch, Sr.
SGT Harry N. Tsuruoka
CPL John H. Williams
A1C Leroy J. Beer (USAF)
A2C Marvin L. Gainey (USAF)
SSG Ray W. Mansholt (USAF)
2LT John C. Mortensen (USAF)
CPT William C. Moskosky, Sr. (USAF)
CPT Robert L. Schenck (USAF)
SSG Thaddeus L. Smith Jr (USAF)
|
Korea |
|
63 TCS
C-119C
#51-2551
A/C flew into side of Hill 683 near village of Cho ok. |
21 JUN 52
|
MAJ William P. Hunt Jr
1LT Marvin S. Murphy |
Korea |
 |
7 ID
L-19
#UNK
Liaison A/C downed near Hill 400, on fire, SAR effort hampered by enemy mortar fire. |
14 NOV 51
|
CPT Samuel C. Baxter III (USAF)
CPT Harold A. Vizina [OB] |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
AT-6D
#44-81365
A/C hit by machinegun fire, crashed and burned behind enemy lines, no chutes observed. |
13 OCT 51 |
CPT Libero P. Asaccia (USAF)
SFC Frederick E. Larkin [OB] |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
AT-6D
#42-84947
A/C crashed and burned 15 mi NE of Kaesong, no chutes observed. |
13 SEP 51 |
1LT Alvin E. Crane Jr (USAF)
SFC Gordon J. Zorn [OB] |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
AT-6F
#44-82533
A/C on routine recon misssion, crash observed at 1855L, no chutes observed, ground tactical control party conducted
SAR effort, results negative. |
12 JUL 51 |
SFC Rex H. Miles [OB]
P POW |
Korea |
|
6149 TCS
AT-6F
#44-81770
A/C on a routine tactical recon mission to Chester 2, crashed at approx 1030 hrs, wreckage found near Ousil, Korea. |
06 JUL 51
|
1LT Drexel E. Arnold (USAF)
MSG Ray J. Riley [OB] |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
AT-6F
#44-82555
A/C was returning from mission, crashed, burned in bad weather 15 mi NE of K-6. |
20 APR 51 |
1LT Solomon A. Bachrach
1LT Roger Wallis (USAF) |
Korea |
|
6147 TCS
AT-6D
#42-44610
A/C crash landed in enemy territory near Kaochang-ni, near Inje. |
06 FEB 51 |
MAJ Paul R. Conrad
1LT Carroll L. James (USAF) |
Korea |
|
6147 TCS
AT-6D
#42-85850
A/C crashed 9 mi NE of Hoengsong, South Korea. |
13 NOV 50 |
1LT Lester A. Holcomb (USAF)
MSG Leonard E. Warren |
Korea |
|
6147 TCS
AT-6D
#42-84202
A/C crashed 2 mi N of Koto-ri. |
08 NOV 50
|
1LT Frederick O. Zentner (USAF)
1LT Lewis T. Harrison Jr [OB] |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
AT-6D
#45-86149
A/C was struck by enemy fire and exploded. |
18 OCT 50
|
CPT Thomas W. Ecoste
1LT Robert E. McKee (USAF) |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
AT-6F
#44-82514
A/C hit by AAA near Kajo-jong, 5 mi E of Pyongyang. |
23 SEP 50 |
2LT David L. Burwell (USAF)
2LT David L. Parmer |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
AT-6D
#44-86145
A/C lost 3 mi SE of Kumchon, was working with F-51s, went into spin, wings came off, crashed. |
19 SEP 50
|
2LT Earl J. Davies
2LT William B. Warwick (USAF) |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
AT-6D
#44-81610
A/C hit by ground fire, spun in, crashed SW of Chungam-ni. |
17 SEP 50 |
CPT Alfred G. Peiffer
CPT Elliott D. Wolfsen (USAF) |
Korea |
|
6148 TCS
AT-6F
#44-82520
A/C flying tactical air control mission, lost in Pohang-Kigye-Angang-ni area. |
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