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04 JUL 07

CW3 Scott A.M. Oswell [P]
1 injured

Iraq

A/4-6 ACS
#95-00002
A/C hit electrical wires and crashed in Ninevah Province.

28 MAY 07

1LT Keith N. Heidtman [P]
CW2 Theodore U. Church [P]

Iraq

B/2-6 CAV
#93-00978 "GHOSTRIDER 26"
A/C crashed in Diyala Province between Baqouba and Muqdadiyah due to small arms fire.

13 SEP 06

CPT Matthew C. Mattingly [P]

Iraq

A/1/17 CAV
Died from wounds received when his recon helicopter was fired on during combat near Mosul.

13 JAN 06

CW3 Mitchell K. Carver Jr [P]
CW2 Kyle E. Jackson [P]

Iraq

1-10 ATK (Light)

A/C crashed after receiving hostile fire while conducting a combat air patrol with another OH-58D just outside of Forward Operating Base Courage.

29 AUG 05

CW2 Dennis P. Hay [P]
P wounded

Iraq

4/3 CAV
#90-00377
TF Freedom pilot killed by SA fire near Tal Afar. The A/C took rounds and the PI was able to recover but had to make an emergency landing north of the city, he was unable to fly back to base. Medevac had to come in to get the aircrew out, later that night an SP and MTP had to fly out to recover the aircraft.

26 MAY 05

CW4 Matthew S. Lourey [P]
CW2 Joshua M. Scott [P]

Iraq

1/17 CAV
#93-0989
A/C crashed after coming under small arms fire in Buhriz, south of Baqubah. Another OH-58 was hit but landed safely. (Task Force Liberty)

28 JAN 05

CPT Orlando A. Bonilla [P]
CW2 Charles S. Jones [P]

Iraq

1/7 CAV
#96-0019

A/C was operating on second FRAGO within 30 minutes of takeoff, 2 days prior to the first Iraqi national elections (the city was full of activity). There was zero illum., and were providing air cover to White 14G who had just lost three to an IED. They were operating low and fast looking for an exfil route for their ground brothers when they hit the wires and crashed in SW Baghdad.

18 OCT 04

CPT Christopher B. Johnson [P]
CW3 William I. Brennan [P]

Iraq

1/25 AVN
#97-0130

Mid-air collision over southern Baghdad. Crew from second OH-58D #94-0172 were injured.

25 FEB 04

CW2 Matthew C. Laskowski [P]
CW2 Stephen M. Wells [CP]

Iraq

4/3 ACR
#97-0124
A/C crashed into the Euphrates River near Haditha after striking a ferry cable across the river.

26 JAN 04

CW3 Patrick D. Dorff [P]
1LT Adam G. Mooney [P]

Iraq

3/17/10 AVN
#93-0957
A/C crashed into the Tigris River during a rescue mission near Mosul due to wire strike.

23 JAN 04

CW2 Michael T. Blaise [P]
CW2 Brian D. Hazelgrove [P]

Iraq

2/17 & 3/17 CAV
#93-0950
A/C crashed shortly after takeoff from Q-West near Mosul while conducting right seat rides as the 101st was conducting a RIP. A/C was attempting to abort the mission due to weather and return to the base.

02 JAN 04

CPT Kimberly N. Hampton [P]
P injured

Iraq

D/1/17 CAV
#90-0370
A/C shot down by enemy ground fire and crashed in Fallujah. Assigned to 1/82 AVN as TF Wolfpack.

20 AUG 02

CW2 Phillip Rochlitz [P]
CW2 Milas Turney [P]

Louisiana

Quickstrike Troop 4/2 ACR
#91-0545
A/C crashed 5 miles E of North Ft Polk’s cantonment area while conducting scouting and recon. A/C entered a progressive nose-up attitude until the fuselage inverted in flight, entered the trees vertically prior to ground impact in an inverted, left-side low attitude.

24 JUN 98

CPT Charles K. Harvey [P]
Stephen A. Bowman (USFS)

Tennessee

TN ARNG
#72-21100
A/C crashed on Holston Mountain about 6 miles NE of the Elizabethton airport, after flying into a thunderstorm.

19 JUN 97

MAJ Donald Baxter
1LT William Neal
P injured

Idaho

1/183 AVN (ID ARNG)
#71-20602
A/C was surveying flood damage in eastern Idaho when it crashed in an open area just north of the farming community of Firth along the flooded Snake River. Pilot entered autorotation due to suspected underspeed causing loss of control.

20 MAY 97

CW3 Bradford W. Green [P]
CP injured

Mississippi

C/1/185 AVN (MS ARNG)
#92-0594

A/C crashed on Camp Shelby caused by an inadvertent T/R contact with trees during a night recon exercise.

14 APR 96

CW3 Donald S. Murray [IP]
CPT Joseph O. Reed [P]

New Mexico

1-82 AVN
#93-0997

Mid-air with other OH-58 during live Hellfire missle drill on McGregor Range at Ft. Bliss.

CW2 Michael J. Roche [IP]
P injured

28 AUG 95

WO1 Dennis H. Laffick [P]
Michael Miller (USBIA)

Oklahoma

Recon Aerial Interdiction Det (OK ARNG)
#73-21866
A/C crashed when it hit power lines during drug raid near Bixby.

21 MAY 95

CW2 Kevin L. Jenkins* [P]
WO1 John D. Peterson [P]

Arizona

1/6 CAV
#69-16354
A/C was lead on mission searching for drug smugglers as part of JTF-6, with two Apaches. Approx 20km west of Bisbee-Douglas airport, A/C started a gradual climb, then started a rapid climb. Chalk 2 called them but got no response. A/C then started a hard right turn directly at Chalk 2 and then Chalk 3. After completing a 270 degree right turn, A/C fell to the ground from about 2500' and exploded.

*Jenkins was my roommate in 87-88 at Ft. Hood.

17 DEC 94

CW2 David Hilemon [P]
PC injured

Korea

A/4/501 AVN RGT
#71-20796 "Razorback 19"
A/C shot down by North Korea after crossing a "no-fly" zone. Hilemon was Apache pilot on a DMZ familiarization flight.

18 APR 94

1LT Michael A. Aguilar [P]
CPT Kenneth A. Sexton [P]

Nevada

2-229 AVN
#71-20624
A/C crashed during a training flight near Nellis Air Force Base.

25 JAN 94

CWO Martin S. Chapman [P]
2LT Heath J. Fisher [P]

Texas

501 AVN
#70-15326
A/C crashed into a hillside west of Evant at approx. 2230 hours during a routine training exercise.

16 DEC 93

CWO Steve F. Penrod [P]
CPL Robert P. Weinaug Jr [OB]

Kentucky

101 AVN
#70-15070
A/C crashed into a deep ravine near Golden Pond in Trigg County at Land Between the Lakes during routine training manuevers under NVG in a flight of three.

09 FEB 93

CW2 Mark K. Bernstein [IP]
David E. Waters [OB]

Alabama

1/14 ATB
#72-21097
A/C crashed and burned in a wooded area bordering a hay field and pasture in the Bullock County community of Kinyard, approx 20 miles E of Troy on a routine training mission.

20 MAY 92

WO1 Michael A. Gonzalez [P]
OB injured

Kansas

A/1-1 AVN RGT

#70-15443
A/C was flight of 3 (2 AH-64) conducting a zone recon 5 miles S of Abilene, and struck wires lower than the tree tops which were not posted on the BN and BDE hazards map. The accident occurred at approx. 1850 hours.

16 MAR 92

WO1 Michael D. Henson [PC]
CW2 Thomas J. Norton [CP]

Virginia

C/1/17 CAV
#89-0109
A/C crashed approx. 1500 hours on an orientation flight at AP Hill near Bowling Green.

06 NOV 91

WO1 Raymond J. Bushey [P]
SSG Randy L. Ward [OB]

Colorado

1/4 AVN
#68-16939
A/C crashed near Cucharas Reservoir, about 16 miles east of Walsenburg during a routine training mission under NVG.

04 APR 91

WO1 Christopher A. Martin [P]
SFC Russell F. Awalt [OB]

Iraq

A/4/229 AVN
#68-16753

A/C crashed while on recon mission in southern Iraq.

21 FEB 91

CW2 Hal H. Reichle [P]
SPC Michael D. Daniels [OB]

Iraq

A/1/24 AVN
#69-16113
A/C flew into the ground on combat recon to Phase Line LION at NT062952 due to bad weather.

21 AUG 90

CPT Joseph Bourgeois [IP]
CWO William Moriarty [P]

Alabama

1-14 AVN
#83-24149
A/C crashed at approx. 2230 hours on a night training mission near a rural airfield.

21 MAR 90

1LT Billy C. Perry Jr [P]

California

Pilot standing by an observation helicopter was struck and killed by the rotor blades at Ft. Irwin.

21 FEB 90

CWO James W. Carl [P]
CPT Richard D. Tyndall [OB]

Panama

1/228 AVN
#69-15851
A/C was part of a 4-ship lift peacekeeping mission over jungles on the Atlantic coast of Panama. A/C ran into a heavy rainstorm and lost contact with the ground and crashed into a mountain. One UH-1H crashed while searching for Kiowa.

20 DEC 89

WO1 Andrew P. Porter [P]
P injured

Panama

B/1/123 AVN
A/C crashed at Fort Amador during Operation Just Cause in attempting rescue of SEALs.

30 NOV 89

CW2 Gregg Plympton [P]
OB injured

Germany

4 BDE AVN
#70-15397

A/C crashed less than 1 mile from small town of Effeldorf during single ship NVG training, hitting the top guide wire on a 350' set of power lines.

15 AUG 89

CPT John A. Perkins [P]
CW2 Craig S. Dennis [P]
SGT Lyle V. Stepleton Jr [OB]

North Carolina

2-82 AVN
#71-20789
A/C dove into the ground at 0010 hours after loss of control in heavy fog while on routine training mission on Ft. Bragg.

15 JUN 89

CW2 Stephen K. Cornick [P]
WO1 Brian L. Madrid [P]
SSG Timothy E. McDaniel

Panama

123 AVN
#72-21311

A/C crashed near the Trans-Isthmian highway in the vicinity of the Madden Dam water plant while escorting a convoy near Panama Canal.

01 FEB 89

CPT Michael D. Scotton [P]
3 injured

California

A/1/123 AVN
#70-15420
During an NVG tactical training flight the crew of an AH-1 attempted an inflight link-up with the OH-58. The Cobra overtook and collided with the Kiowa causing the Kiowa to crash. Cobra lost directional control and crashed 150 meters from the OH-58 injuring the crew. The AH-1 and OH-58 crashed in dense brush 1 1/2 miles SW of Fritzche airfield.

?? ??? 88

CW2 Michael Halliday [IP]

Alabama

A/C crashed into trees after engine quit during a training mission on Ft Rucker.

15 SEP 88

SSG George Leary [C]
P injured

Germany

25 AVN

A/C crashed into a heavily wooded area near Ellenberg during NATO exercixe Certain Challenge.

14 JUN 88

CW2 Robert J. Guerrera [P]
P injured

Germany

G/4 AVN

A/C crashed into Lake Starnberg at high speed while doing low level fly by during a training flight from Bad Kreuznach to Bad Tolz.

05 APR 88

1LT Glen P. Adams Jr [P]
DAC Jorgen J. McCann

Germany

4/159 AVN

A/C crashed after running into tree branches in heavy fog near Nabern while on a routine support mission to Garmisch.

09 DEC 86

DAC Harold D. LeGrand [IP]
WOC Mark E. Elenio

Alabama

Yellow Flt
A/C crashed in Ft Rucker training accident.

25 FEB 86

CWO Thomas D. Schieck [P]
SP4 Michael J. Terzich

Colorado

A/C crashed at Ft. Carson.

17 JAN 86

CWO William K. Close [P]
2 injured

Germany

Mid-air collision with an AH-1 Cobra during Reforger.

11 NOV 85

CW2 Theodore Euson Jr [P]
3 injured

California

A/24 CAB
Two helicopters collided at the U.S. Army National Training Center in the Mojave Desert at Ft. Irwin.

1984

1LT Jayme German [P]

Korea

D/4/7 CAV

A/C was single pilot mission doing low level under NVG's and struck tree tops and pulled a hard turn into the mountain side.

11 JAN 84

CW2 Jeffery C. Schwab [P]

Honduras

101 AVN GP/229 AVN BN
A/C accidentally crossed into Nicaragua and was shot down in the vicinity near Las Trojes. Pilot landed and was shot by Nicaraguan rebels.

25 OCT 83

CPT Thomas A. Correia [P]*
2 injured

Germany

8 AVN BN

A/C crashed near Finthen AAF. *CPT Correia died 03NOV83 of complications from injuries received in crash.

15 DEC 81

CW2 George Haralson [IP]
WOC Eugene Chase

Alabama

Mid-air collision during routine training 1/4 mi from Goldberg Stage Field.

CW2 Larry A. Ettenberger [IP]
1LT James F. Clevenger

17 JUN 81

CW4 Robert Ertl [P]
CW3 David E. Impola [P]
1SG Allen W. Wilson
1 injured

Wisconsin

WI ARNG

A/C crashed in a heavily wooded area near Ft. McCoy while on a recon training mission.

15 SEP 80

CPT Steven M. Strickland [P]
2 injured

Germany

B/3 AVN BN

A/C crashed near Guenzenhausen while taking part in the Autumn Forge exercise Certain Rampart.

22 JAN 80

WO1 Lawrence Tuttle [P]
MAJ killed

Texas

A/227 AVN
A/C crashed near Engineer Lake on Ft. Hood after departing field site in marginal weather. Pilot lost visual reference, lost control and dove straight into ground. One report indicated engine failure may have contributed to crash.

25 AUG 78

CW3 James E. McCall [P]
2 others killed

Germany

1 AD (A/501 CAB?)
A/C exploded during a training flight and crashed into the woods near Grafenwohr.

03 MAR 78

CW3 Richard Glenn Smith [P]

Hawaii

A/C crashed in accident from Schofield Barracks.

11 DEC 77

CW2 David H. Irby [PC]
SSG Randy L. Atterberry [C]
SP6 William R. Goodwin [C]

Arkansas

AR ARNG

A/C struck some power lines, crashed into a cliff and fell into the Buffalo River in Searcy County at the crossing of the Buffalo River bridge and US 65, 6 miles N of Marshall.

13 SEP 77

1 killed
3 injured

Germany

503 AVN BN
A/C crashed in the first day of Reforger '77 exercise Carbon Edge.

01 SEP 77

CPT Gary E. Johnson [P]

North Carolina

82 AVN BN

A/C from Ft. Bragg crashed in the area of Hope Mills.

06 MAY 77

WO1 Douglas M. Clark [P]
SGT Robert Beachum [OB]

North Carolina

82 AB

A/C was on a first light recon mission, struck a tree during a low altitude turn.

23 JUN 76

CPT Gordon W. Agne [P]
CW2 Timothy J. Zeri [P]

Washington

C/3/5 CAV

A/C was making a gun run on a tank, hit the barrel and crashed on Yakima firing range.

1975

1 killed

-

No details.

23 AUG 73

LT Lynn Jewell
2 injured

Oklahoma

Ft. Leonard Wood based

A/C crashed in the Cimarron River, 6 mi W of Perkins after wire strike while on a training flight from Guthrie to Tulsa.

15 MAY 73

1LT Bruce M. Donnelly [P]

California

A/C crashed and burned on Mt. Toro between Monterey and Salinas while on a routine training flight.

24 APR 73

WO1 Joseph A. Nosky [P]
WO1 William A. Shonk [CP]
SP4 John M. Holmes Jr [CE]

Texas

D/2/1 CAV
#70-15064
Mid-air with a UH-1H over Ft. Hood near Anderson Mountain during Operation Gallant Hand '73 caused by a blinding rainstorm. [UH-1H Involved]

28 NOV 72

CW2 Charles M. Covert [P]
SP5 Fred L. Smith

Korea

3 AVN DET

A/C crashed in a mountainous area near Chonan after leaving Osan AB enroute to base at Taegu.

19 OCT 72

CW2 Stephen C. Schlag [P]
SP4 James D. Porter

Texas

3 CAV RGT

One of 3 A/C carrying personnel on a recruiting mission to Enid, Oklahoma. A/C crashed just north of Guadalupe Pass after encountering bad weather.

05 SEP 72

CW3 William J. Pickren [P]
CIV Charles Wendel

Wisconsin

Camp Shelby based

A/C crashed in Hayton Swamp killing pilot and his father-in-law.

06 APR 72

CPT Norbert W. Kirk Jr
1 injured

Alabama

Mid-air practicing for the start up of the Army Aviation Demonstration Team. Pilot of other A/C was pulled out by ground person.

21 AUG 71

CPT James C. Osborn [P]
2 injured

Germany

D/3/7 CAV
A/C crashed near Heidelberg at the Wildflecken training area during a routine training mission. The tail hit a tree forcing the craft into a power line.

12 AUG 71

CPT David L. Hoerler [IP]
1LT George E. Fisher

Alabama

Tail boom separated and A/C fell into woods while taking the transition course at Ft Rucker.

24 MAR 71

WO1 Robert A. Lindsay [P]
CPT G.Q. Tate [C]
1 injured

Texas

D/2/1 CAV
#70-15067
A/C crashed 500 meters from the western boundary of Ft. Hood near Rogers Mill Ranch after hitting a tree during low level flight.

08 OCT 70

WO Frank L. Mathias [P]
CPT Kenneth M. Cox

Korea

55 AVN

A/C crashed and exploded near Chuncheon while on a routine administrative flight from K-16 to Camp Page.

09 APR 70

CW2 Stephen F. Hulverson [P]
PFC Paul B. Upshaw [CE]

Germany

D/2/4 CAV
A/C struck a power line and crashed at the Hohenfels Army training center during a routine training mission.

1969

Howard Apt [IP]

Georgia

Mid-air at Lawson AAF.

Kiowa Vietnam War Losses

• 1970-1972