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22 JUN 09

CIV James F. Elliott [IP]
WO1 injured

Alabama

1-223 AVN (LSI-PRI DIV)
TH-67
#N91763

A/C crew was conducting a simulated engine failure when it crashed at approx 1530 hours near High Bluff stagefield during IERW training.

23 JUN 05

CIV Michael H. Lee [IP]
2 WO1's injured

Alabama

1-223 AVN (LSI-ADV DIV)
TH-67
#N67221

A/C was on a routine training flight from Ft. Rucker when it experienced a hard landing and damage after they got into LTE. It went down on Lake Drive near the Eufaula Community Center.

07 APR 01

LTC Rennie M. Cory Jr
LTC George D. Martin III
SFC Tommy J. Murphy
TSG Robert M. Flynn (USAF)
CPO Juan P. Gonzales (USN)
MAJ Charles E. Lewis (USAF)
MSG Steven L. Moser (USAF)
Nguyen Than Ha
COL Tran Van Bien
LTC Nguyen Van Ha (VAF)
LTC Nguyen Thanh Son (VAF)
MAJ Nguyen Huu Nham (VAF)
MAJ Vu Pham The Kien (VAF)
LT Giap Thanh Ngan (VAF)
LT Pham Duy Dung (VAF)
LT Dang Ngoc (VAF)

Vietnam

JTF-FA
MI-8
#VN-8415
A/C crashed into a fog covered mountain in Quang Binh Province. They were surveying potential sites for full-scale excavations to recover the remains of Americans who were missing in action from the Vietnam War.

13 AUG 81

WO David P. Burcher [P]
CPT Thomas E. Pfannenstiel [IP]
CP & CE injured

Kansas

KS ARNG
CH-54A

A/C crashed during training flight in a NG training area near Dragoon Creek at approx. 1445 hours.

29 SEP 79

CPT Paul F. Edgar Jr [P] - PAARNG
CPT James E. Capps [P] - ALARNG
SSG Alan K. Piatt [C] - PAARNG
SSG Waymon Nixon [C] - ALARNG

Ohio

PA & AL ARNG
CH-54A
#68-18457
A/C lost a rotor about 500' off the ground and plunged flaming into a house in Loveland, while being transferred/ferried to Indiantown Gap, EAATS, Annville, PA (PA ARNG), from Birmingham, AL. (AL ARNG).

06 APR 76

CW4 Richard T. Harrison [P]
SP5 Carlis E. Malpass [FE]
2 injured

Oklahoma

273 AVN
CH-54B
#69-18475

A/C crashed and burned shortly after taking off at Landing Strip 15 at the North Field tactical area on Ft. Sill. A/C struck a large oak tree and burst into flames upon impact. Crew allowed A/C to drift backward and lost sight of ground in blowing dust from rotorwash in night landing. Weather VFR at the time.

27 MAR 76

CPT Gary E. Hill [P]
CIV Emmett Laing

Texas

USAAEFA
J214-A
A/C crashed near Alvarado while on a test flight.

28 JUL 70

CW3 David E. Walters
CW4 Donald Smith
SP6 Frank V. Aiken [FE]

Germany

295 AVN
CH-54A
#68-18452
A/C burst into flames in midair and crashed in a wheat field about a mile from Rossheim enroute to Karlsruhe to pick up cargo.

26 JUN 70

SP5 Dwight D. Brackett [CE]

Germany

CH-34
A/C made forced landing after losing power shortly after takeoff from Wiley Barracks and CE was killed when he was struck by M/R blade while exiting the A/C.

18 JUN 69

1 killed
11 injured

Germany

4 AVN
CH-37
A/C crashed in a field near the Wildflecken training area.

06 MAY 68

CPT Druey D. Lambert [PC]
CWO Stephan H. Berg [CP]
SP5 Richard A. Figuhr [CE]
COL William S. Grabowski
SP4 James E. DeGroot

England

CH-34A
#56-4323

A/C crashed and burst into flames while on a routine flight from Burtonwood to Eastleigh Airport. A/C reportedly lost two or more of its rotor blades before crashing.

25 JAN 68

SP6 Harry I. Kee [C]
P injured

Germany

540 ENG GRP
H-37

A/C crashed near Backnang during a light snowfall.

11 APR 67

CPT Lawrence C. Hughes [P]
WO1 Freddie B. Lott [CP]
SP4 David F. Wotring [CE]

Alabama

CH-21

A/C crashed at approx 0700 hours on Pelham Range at Ft. McClellan while on a routine training support mission.

27 JAN 67

DAC Jere J. Krauss [P]
MAJ Gerald A. Germuga
SFC Donald A. Franzen
SP6 Fred M. Kuddes Jr
PFC Dale C. Goolsby

Utah

CH-21

A/C crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off at Dugway Proving Grounds at approx 1200 hours.

07 DEC 66

LTC Harley J. Finley [P]
MAJ Laverne B. Huffman [P]
SPC John F. Zeimet [C]

Texas

148 TRANS BN (IA ARNG)
CH-37

A/C was performing surveys for the USGS when the crew set down after feeling a vibration in the rotors. After inspection, they attempted to hover/fly the A/C closer to the road for maintenance to service and/or make repairs, when a M/R blade separated from the aircraft. The A/C crashed and burned 5 miles W of Era on FM 922 at 1230 hours.

25 MAR 66

1LT Gerald V. Belcher [P]
CWO Joe W. Boyd [CP]
SP5 Jerry F. David [CE]

Germany

11 TRANS
CH-34

A/C crashed near Paderborn during an allied training exercise.

02 FEB 66

MAJ H. Beecher Dierdorff [P]
1 injured

Maryland

H-19
A/C crashed while attempting to land along a road near Madonna while enroute to rush a pregnant woman to the hospital.

25 JUN 65

SP5 James D. Huckobey [CE]
3 injured

Korea

A/7 AVN BN
CH-21

A/C crashed 9 miles south of Uijongbu while on a routine morning resupply mission.

20 FEB 65

CW3 James C. Treadway [IP]
CPT Philip G. Wolf [P]
SP5 Thomas M. Matthews [CE]

Kansas

H-21
A/C was hit by a USAF F-105 that was taking off from McConnell AFB.

01 OCT 64

1LT Jerry L. Hughes [IP]
WOC Jack R. King
Tan Gang Gam

Georgia

H-19

A/C crashed in a peanut field near Blakely on a flight from Ft. Rucker.

14 AUG 64

CWO J. L. Lewis [P]
CWO Ronald Thomas [P]
SP4 Will H. Graham [C]
PFC James R. Ely [C]

Korea

19 TC
H-37

A/C crashed and burned near the top of 3000' Mt. Mudung near Kwangju while transporting signal equipment to a construction site for the Korean government. T/R struck the hillside causing the A/C to crash into a land mine.

29 JUN 64

CPT John B. Rose [P]
CP injured

Virginia

3 TC
H-34
A/C when out of control and crashed at Davison AAF.

29 APR 64

1LT Robert J. Gilbert [P]
CWO Robert L. Maynard [CP]
SP6 Mason A. Wilson [CE]
SFC James C. Harris
Billy M. Moss
CIV Leonard Gilliland

Alaska

H-21

A/C crashed on Portage Glacier about 30 miles SE of Anchorage while returning to Ft. Richardson from a routine supply mission to the port of Whittier.

02 DEC 63

SFC Edward E. Ghee
SP5 John Mayo*
SGT Oscar Mitchell*
SP4 Gary D. Wells
SP4 Neil Y. Takahashi
5 injured

Georgia

11 AA
CH-34

A/C was operating out of Lawson AAF and apparently was ferrying troops to various locations when it crashed and burned in an apparent landing attempt on U.S. Hwy 27. * Died later of burn injuries.

25 MAY 63

1LT Alfred M. Herms [P]

Germany

504 AVN

A/C crashed and burned in a vacant field near Dettenheim.

02 APR 63

LT Robert G. Knorr
1 other killed

Alabama

H-19

A/C crashed about 3 miles S of Clio after coming apart in the air before it plunged into a power line and burned.

31 OCT 62

1LT Eddie E. Hammett [P]
CE killed
LTC (female nurse) killed

Georgia

H-34
A/C crashed into trees while attempting an unauthorized flight at approx. 2330 hours at Ft. Stewart.

25 APR 62

CWO William D. Wheatley [P]
CWO Wiley Westbrook [CP]
SP5 June Van Pelt [CE]
MAJ James T. Active
CPT Anthony Cristan
COL Thomas S. Dallas
CPT Stanley L. Smith
MAJ Charles Stogsdill
2 injured

Alaska

80 TC
CH-21C
A/C based at Ft. Richardson crashed in a mud flat 37 miles S of Bethel while inspecting Alaska Scout Battalions.

19 APR 62

CWO Edward L. Stevens [P]
CWO George C. Benard [CP]
SP5 Washington Williams

Virginia

H-21

A/C crashed and caught fire just minutes after it dropped off 10 military students to nearby Camp Perry. A/C was chalk #3 in flight of 3.

13 NOV 61

CW2 Benjamin K. Humphreys [P]
CWO William L. Lingle Jr [P]
SP4 Jack L. White
SP5 Oscar Ramirez
3 others killed

Korea

6 TC
H-21

A/C crashed near Osan AFB while on a routine military passenger flight.

10 OCT 61

Gerald Gooch [CE]
BG Henry M. Spengler
COL Everett Light
CPT Eugene P. Wroten
2 others killed

Germany

H-34

A/C exploded and crashed 23 miles from Parsberg while on battle manuevers. BG Spengler was the commander of the 32nd Air Defense Brigade and COL Light was the commander of the 10th Air Defense Group.

25 AUG 61

CPT Owen B. Neff [P]
1LT Joseph F. Garrity Jr [P]
SFC John H. Lawton [CE]
CPT Paul J. Lynch
PFC Gerald L. Murphy
1 PAX killed (Danish)

Greenland

Polar Research & Development Center
CH-34
A/C crashed 1 mile W of Camp Century enroute to home base at Camp Tuto.

23 AUG 61

CPT Clifford F. Betts [P]
2 crewmembers injured

Pennsylvania

H-21

A/C crashed in heavy fog returning to the U.S. Army Signal Corps depot in Tobyhanna.

24 SEP 60

CWO Robert D. Smith [P]
CWO Clayton L. Alderson [P]
SFC Raymond T. Fultz [CE]

Germany

H-34
A/C crashed near Waiblingen after apparent engine trouble. A/C tried to make emergency landing, got entangled in treetops, crashed and burned.

28 MAR 60

CWO Dewey L. Seigler [P]
CWO Carl V. Ayers [CP]
SGT Raymond D. Pestana [CE]
SP5 John C. Dollahite Jr [FE]
SP4 Weldon D. Amason

Oklahoma

H-37

A/C crashed near the SE corner of Ft. Sill.

10 JUN 59

CPT William D. Knapp
MSG James H. Smith
3 crewmembers injured

California

41 ARTY BDE
H-21
A/C crashed into the ocean off Playa de Rey due to engine failure while returning from an inspection trip to a Nike missle base at Chatsworth.

03 APR 59

CWO Robert L. Wright [IP]
CWO Harold A. Brown [P]

Georgia

31 TC
H-34
A/C crashed and burned near Waverly Hall at 10:30 am while on a routine flight.

01 APR 59

CWO Gerald H. Dirks [CP]
3 crewmembers injured

Korea

6 TC
CH-21C #55-4182

A/C "fell through" and the forward rotor hit the mountain below the ridge near Camp Kaiser and flipped end over end and slid down the mountain about 100 yards coming to rest against a tree stump.

10 FEB 59

SFC Floyd D. Wilbanks [CE]
P & CP injured

Oklahoma

91 TC
H-34

A/C crashed and burned near Meers just north of the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge.

17 JAN 59

CWO David P. Hestor [P]
CWO Junior W. Hunt [P]
MSG Henry E. Richison
PFC George Cote [C]

California

H-21

A/C crashed and burned 1 mi south of Pacheco Pass (Cathedral Peak) after encountering dense fog while on a flight from Stockton to Ft. Ord.

21 JUN 58

CWO Argyle E. Hayes [P]
WO Robert L. Jiles
WO Billy L. Corley
SP2 Fred G. Mason
PFC Tyler E. Brown

Kansas

81 TC
CH-21

A/C crashed and burned on a ranch near Manhattan during a thunderstorm while on a routine night proficiency training flight.

21 MAR 58

LT Robert C. Shumar [P]
CPT Morton C. Harris
CWO Walter E. Jamieson Jr
SP3 James E. Winchester

Korea

H-19

A/C crashed five miles east of Seoul while enroute to Seoul Municipal Airport from the 100th Field Artillery Battalion.

23 FEB 58

CWO John L. Griggs [P]
CWO Stanley C. Small [P]
CWO Cesaro A. Sotomayer [P]
SP3 Paul L. Elliott [C]
SP2 Ephram E. Hordges [C]
CWO killed

California

H-21

Three helicopters crashed east of Red Bluff, became disoriented in a blanket of fog and flew into a rocky hill. Two of the aircraft crashed while the third crew suffered only injuries. The flight was only a part of a flight of 19 heading from Ft. Riley to Ft. Lewis.

08 FEB 58

3 killed

Korea

H-19
A/C crashed north of Yong Wol after running into bad weather while enroute to the aid of a seriously injured American civilian construction worker.

07 FEB 58

CPT John H. Asbury
P & CE injured

South Carolina

8 TC
H-21
A/C enroute to Ft. Bragg from Ft. Gordon crashed 10 miles NW of Hartsville killing 8 TC Cmdr.

11 OCT 57

CWO William B. Hunter [P]
SGT Harvey B. Tolman

New Mexico

H-34

A/C crashed into a rain-made desert lake near Alamogordo on a routine flight from Ft. Huachuca during a violent storm's downdraft.

31 JUL 57

WO Walter E. Oxford [P]
P injured

Kansas

H-21

A/C crashed during a routine training flight from a height of 400 ft and burst into flames E of I40 near Wakefield after apparent mechanical failure. First fatal crash of a helicopter at Ft. Riley since they brought there in 1954.

28 APR 57

1LT Thurlow W. Matteson [P]
CWO William P. Williams [P]

Alabama

H-19

A/C crashed and burned approx 150 yds south of SR 606, 1/2 mi west of Alberta on a flight from Ft. Rucker. Pilot reported to have said that the A/C xsmn had become badly overheated prior to the crash, and that the controls would not respond.

26 MAY 55

WO Wayne L. Penick [P]
CPT Harold L. Martens
COL Wayne G. Springer
LTC Raymond L. Johnson
1 other officer killed
1 enlisted killed

Japan

6 HTC
H-19

A/C exploded, crashed and burned in the Pacific Ocean a few hundred yards offshore near Sendai during flight in stormy weather while on a flight from Matsushima to Sendai.

27 JAN 55

PFC Gene D. Hamlin
2 others killed

Germany

H-19

A/C developed trouble over an open field and crashed and burst into flames during an emergency landing on a farm near Schwieberdingen.

3 killed

H-19
A/C on night manuevers crashed attempting to rescue the 3 crewman of the first A/C.

19 NOV 54

WO James T. Hampton [P]
WO Lewis W. Heinrichs [CP]
COL James A. Bassett

North Carolina

H-25

A/C crashed, exploded and burned near Carthage on return flight from Lexington to Ft. Bragg.

13 JUL 54

2LT Marvin E. Benson
P injured

New Jersey

Company S
H-25

A/C crashed at Ft. Monmouth on a practice landing strip. Eyewitnesses saw the helicopter come in for a landing when it appeared to have motor trouble and plunge to the ground.

07 JUN 54

2 crewmen killed
P & CP injured

Korea

H-19
A/C developed engine trouble and crashed into a building 5 miles east of Seoul.

06 DEC 46

1LT Robert L. Boyce [P]
1LT Jack E. Burlage* [P]
PVT Richard W. Soper
PFC Thomas J. Rippingale

Texas

R-5D

A/C crashed just after takeoff on a routine training flight, struck a ramp and turned over on its side and caught fire at the army helicopter school at San Marcos.
*1LT Jack E. Burlage died of burns 2 days later received while trying to rescue crew.

NOTE: First deaths at the field since helicopter operations began in 1944.

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13 MAY 84

1 killed (USAR)
6 injured

California

A/C circled twice over a lake in the Owens Valley and crashed.

13 NOV 80

2 killed

Maryland

A/C crashed near Ridge during a training mission.

19 NOV 75

1LT Jerry R. Brown [CP]
7 injured

Alaska

A/C crashed minutes after takeoff in the upper Ship Creek Valley at Ft. Richardson.

17 SEP 75

CW2 Phillip E. Carter [P]

Germany

A/C crashed during military manuevers near Kitzingen.

18 AUG 73

SSG Roland W. Allard

Ohio

Member of Army team of helicopter acrobats was killed when he fell 40' while performing at a carnival in Madison. He was climbing a rope suspended from a helicopter when he lost his grip and fell.

14 JUL 73

Harlan H. Hanson (ND ANG)
P injured

Montana

ARNG

A/C crashed into the Yellowstone River bank about 3 miles W of Columbus at approx 2000 hours after striking power lines.

22 FEB 73

WO Barney Maisel [P]
CPT Thomas E. Karstens
CPT Victor N. Stitzel

Korea

HQ BTRY/2 DIV
A/C hit several trees, rolled into a ravine and caught fire 20 mi N of Seoul. 2 boys were killed on the ground and 4 more were injured.

28 JUL 72

CPT Peter T. Pearson [P]

US

No Details.

22 JUL 72

CPT Gary A. Hibbs [P]

Arkansas

AR ARNG
A/C (small observation helicopter) was flying about 60' when it began a gentle left turn and the engine began backfiring and sputtering during a routine training flight near North Little Rock.

10 AUG 71

CW2 Nicholas H. Damon [P]
SP5 Clarence E. Miller

Texas

A/C crashed during a training mission near Camp Arrowhead. Miller died 28AUG71 of burn injuries received in crash.

19 MAY 71

CWO James A. Hilbun Jr
CPT Aaron Prodell (USAF)

Germany

A Trp/2 ACR

A/C crashed near Amberg.

21 APR 71

CWO Robert Michael Healy [P]

Korea

No Details.

22 MAR 71

CW2 William C. Printy [P]

New Mexico

A/C crashed 35 mi. E of Deming while flying a helicopter to Davis-Monthan AFB near Tucson for storage.

19 NOV 69

CW2 Rickie D.P. Wood
1 injured

Texas

A/C struck a power line and crashed into Eagle Mountain Lake NW of Ft. Worth while on a training mission from Ft. Wolters.

02 SEP 69

1 killed
3 injured

Honduras

193 AVN
A/C developed mechanical trouble and crashed near the village of Nacoaome about 47 miles S of Tegucigalpa. They were on a mission for the Organization of American States (OAS).

11 JUN 69

2 killed

Louisiana

A/C crashed and burned about 20 yards from the runway at New Orleans Lakefront Airport. A witness said the rotor appeared to fall off the tail while the copter was in flight.

07 JUN 69

CWO William J. Goss [P]
D.M. Davis
P.D. Whittle

Alabama

A/C accident at Ft. Rucker during training flight.

24 MAR 69

CWO Douglas S. Allred [IP]
1 injured

Georgia

A/C crashed near Savannah.

02 FEB 69

CWO Benson M. Collett [P]

Mississippi

A/C crashed and exploded near the Locust Hill settlement about 6 miles E of Fort Adams in Wilkinson County. It was reported the A/C was enroute to Ft. Rucker from Ft. Worth and there was a thunderstorm at the time.

29 NOV 68

CWO Billie W. Budd [P]
1 injured

Alabama

A/C crashed near New Brockton on a training flight from Ft. Rucker.

20 NOV 68

CW2 William O. Jenkins [IP]
WOC injured

Texas

A/C crashed during a training flight at Ft. Wolters.

29 SEP 68

CWO Gordon G. Shirley [IP]
2 WOC's killed

Georgia

A/C crashed and burned near Ft. Stewart after apparent engine failure.

15 AUG 68

WOC Yazdgerd D. Amir [P]
1 injured

Texas

A/C crashed near Lake Bridgeport while on a cross-country training flight from Ft. Wolters.

18 JUL 68

CW2 Dwight E. Collins [P]

US

No Details.

21 JUN 68

CW2 Ezekiel A. Williams [P]

Texas

A/C crashed at Ft. Wolters. Cause of crash: Electric clutch actuator malfunctioned at 100' 35 knots, engine failed, good autorotation, fuel tank ruptured on impact. CW2 Williams died 22JUN68 from injuries.

12 MAR 68

CWO John B. Kinney [P]

Germany

24 ID

A/C crashed near Augsburg.

01 JUL 67

2LT James L. Scarborough [P]
1 injured

Tennessee

TN ARNG
A/C crashed on the west bank of the Stone River in Davidson County.

21 DEC 66

WO Clell F. Mowery
James H. McCullah
CPT Edwin G. Young III
PFC Billy A. Power
SSG Robert S. Odom

Alabama

Army helicopter crashed near Montgomery.

29 NOV 66

WOC Thomas B. Cawthray
CIV Charles White [IP]

Texas

A/C crashed 3 miles SE of Ft. Wolters.

21 JUN 66

CWO James W. Schwarzrock [P]
1LT Donald E. Hodges [OR]

Montana

163 CAV (MT ARNG)
A/C crashed and burned in the Limestone Hills area near Townsend.

08 JUN 66

CW2 Donald G. Blankenship [IP]
CPT Edward G. Hale Jr [P]
CPT Farris G. McMicken [C]

Alabama

182 AVN

A/C crashed and burned 3 miles west of Lawson AAF near Gousse Helipad while on a training flight from Ft. Benning. Crash caused by T/R failure when the log book flew out the window striking the tail rotor.

28 AUG 65

CPT Manuel G. Guerrero

Germany

503 AVN
A/C accident near Kirchen-Thumbach.

10 JUN 65

DAC Paddy W. Griffin [P]
DAC James Ferguson

Texas

A/C was flying about 150 AGL, banked right, then left, rolled and crashed and burned at approx 1118 hours on Padre Island about 9 miles S of Port Aransas while on a flight from CCAD.

15 APR 65

CWO Clarence D. Loyd

Georgia

Killed as a result of 40' fall from A/C while rapelling training mission at Ft. Benning.

04 MAR 65

CWO Robert E. Beebe [P]
COL Walter B. McKenzie

California

A/C crashed during training exercises at Ft. Hunter-Liggett.

23 NOV 64

CPT Charles E. Hogan [P]
CIV Stanley S. Warren

Korea

55 AVN

A/C crashed and burned in a rice paddy 4 miles S of Uijongbu enroute to Seoul after developing mechanical trouble.

12 NOV 64

WOC Joseph P. Madden Jr
1 injured

Alabama

A/C crashed and exploded in a cotton field south of Luverne.

15 APR 64

CPT William G. London [P]

Germany

A/C crashed near Leonberg.

04 MAR 64

CWO killed [P]
6 injured

Hawaii

A/C crashed in a valley on the island of Oahu during manuevers.

07 FEB 64

1LT Raymond H. Wade [P]
CIV William A. Cothran
WOC Duane Nauman

Texas

Midair collision at Ft. Wolters.

04 JAN 64

WO Donald K. Burch [P]
SP5 George A. Minter [CE]

Georgia

1/11 AA
A/C crashed into a grove of trees, burst into flames 200 yds off US Hwy 27.

08 AUG 63

LT Benny E. Foster [P]
1 injured

South Carolina

A/C crashed during Operation Swift Strike III near Clinton. A/C lost power, crashed and burned while on manuevers.

24 JUL 63

1LT Daniel B. Wood [P]
SP5 Warren W. Lemberg [CE]

North Carolina

A/82 ABN

A/C crashed 8 miles SW of Candor while on a routine training mission from Ft. Bragg to Charlotte.

28 APR 63

MAJ Miles H. Downes
CPT David N. Reue
LT Louis J. Stauber
2 injured

Washington

4 ID

A/C from Ft. Lewis crashed and burned after it struck power lines about 8 miles N of Ellensburg while reconnoitering for Exercise Coulee Crest.

20 MAR 63

CPT John E. Conner [P]

Kansas

1 ID

A/C crashed at Ft. Riley.

15 AUG 62

2 killed

North Carolina

A/C crashed and burned near Hamlet after striking power line while flying to manuever area in Swift Strike II exercise from Ft. Bragg.

20 DEC 61

CPT Clarence M. Bratt [P]
SFC Charles R. Metcalf [CE]
COL James A. Cheatham
LTC Harold R. Jacobs

Formosa

US military advisory group helicopter crashed into a hillside 10 miles S of Taipei.

10 AUG 61

1LT Kenneth Holt [P]
CWO Frederick Pate [P]
CIV Bill De Jardins
CIV Max Keister

Colorado

A/C struck a mountain outcropping and crashed into Beaver Lake at approx 0805 hours while on a news photographic mission - taking pictures of survival training given to all new AF cadets.

19 APR 61

COL Wayne E. Downing
1LT Fred D. Wolf (USAF)
1 injured

Nevada

Killed by rotor blade fragments from a crashing helicopter during a demonstration at Nellis AFB.

04 JAN 61

CWO Robert F. Pohl [P]

Wisconsin

A/C crashed in an open field while returning to hangar at Timmerman Field.

01 JUL 60

CWO William C. Lanier Jr [IP]
2LT Herbert A. Cohen [P]

Maryland

93 TC

A/C crashed over Ft. Devens field in preparation for a training flight.

28 JAN 60

CWO Harry W. Limerick Jr [P]
PFC Edward E. Cutler [C]

Virginia

Army recon helicopter crashed in the woods on a farm near Williamsburg enroute to Ft. Eustis for maintenance.

23 JAN 60

CPT Ronald S. Elwell [P]

Texas

Mid-air collision 2 1/2 miles north of Camp Wolters while on solo cross country flight to Abilene.

2LT Jerry L. Burton [P]

02 DEC 59

CWO Beverly P. Heim [P]
12 injured

Virginia

3 HEL WING
A/C crashed on a Skyline Drive mountainside while on a tactical mission from Ft. Belvoir.

16 NOV 59

CWO Hans DeBoer [P]
SGT Thomas M. Cook

California

33 TC

A/C crashed and burned at Coyote Mesa, approx 60 miles S of Ft. Ord during a tactical training exercise being conducted by the Combat Development Experimental Center.

13 AUG 59

WO Coy G. White [P]
WO Thomas L. Garner [P]
SP5 James J. Agathos [CE]
PFC Donald C. Chromy

Kentucky

91 HEL TRANS SQ
A/C struck a telephone cable at approx 1345 hours while flying low over the mouth of Wolf Creek on Lake Cumberland, exploded and fell into the water 400' from Alligator Dock, 8 miles east of Jamestown.

12 AUG 58

CWO Karl McFeron [P]

California

33 TRANS LHC
A/C from Ft. Ord crashed at Hunter-Liggett after it struck a cable stretched across a valley.

16 JUL 58

CWO Charles R. Long [P]
CWO Luther B. Harrell [P]

Virginia

3 TC

A/C crashed S of Davison AAF after hitting a high tension wire during a demonstration flight for student reserve officers.

19 MAY 58

1 killed

Alabama

A/C from Ft. Rucker crashed.

31 JAN 58

1LT Neely E. Kayser [P]
COL Anthony F. Kleitz

Germany

A/C crashed after hitting overhead railway cables while flying in heavy fog near Ulm. COL Kleitz was the chief of staff of the U.S. 4th Armored Division.

13 MAY 57

PVT John P. Jones
P injured

Virginia

Ft Eustis based
A/C rotor blade snapped while on a routine flight and fell into the shallow water about 50 yds offshore in the James River at approx 1500 hours.

18 FEB 57

1LT Donald J. Osborn [IP]
MAJ John B. Dickson [P]

Alabama

A/C crashed near Newton during a routine training mission.

23 NOV 56

1LT Henry J. Dotzlaf [P]

Alabama

A/C disintegrated in flight and crashed near Daleville. Dotzlaf was a student pilot.

02 NOV 56

CPT F. Kenneth Chaney [P]
CIV Carleton Merrill

Hawaii

HI ARNG
A/C crashed while attempting to land at small heliport inside the Diamond Head crater when a powerful gust of wind caused loss of control.

24 JUN 56

1 killed
P injured

Korea

A/C plunged into a rain-swollen river near the DMZ.

14 NOV 55

2LT William J. Hutchinson [P]
1 injured

Alabama

Mid-air collision at an altitude of about 700' with another on Ft. Rucker.

18 OCT 55

1LT Donald C. Reed [P]
SP3 Frank J. Klug

Louisiana

69 SIG
A/C clipped a power line and crashed on a highway 8 miles S of Ruston on a flight from Camp Polk.

14 JUL 55

LT Harry M. Spellman [P]
PFC James M. Shaheen
PVT Earl E. George

Alaska

30 ENG
A/C crashed 110 miles E of Umiat doing survey work.

22 JUN 55

1LT Howard B. Smith [P]

Alaska

A/C crashed near Umiak after a bird flew into the aircraft's control mechanism.

21 JUN 55

LT Bobby O. Greer [P]
LT Charles H. Jones Jr

Alabama

A/C crashed NE of Geneva while on a training mission from Camp Rucker.

03 MAY 55

CPT Earl J. Scott [P]
CPT Robert F. Carter [P]
SFC Herman W. Punke
SGT Horace G. Connor

Georgia

3 ID CAC
6-passenger helicopter

A/C crashed and burned in a heavily wooded area about a half mile from a housing development while on a routine training flight at Ft. Benning.

13 FEB 55

CPT Joseph S. Wolfinger [P]
PVT James F. Gilliam

California

521 ENG

A/C crashed near Banning while ferrying helicopter to Palm Springs from Fort Winfield Scott.

29 DEC 54

CPT John S. Hayes [P]
P killed

Germany

L-17
A/C crashed and burned near Kurzenkirchen, 10 miles SE of Linz while on a routine flight.

10 JUN 54

CPL Norman Niemel
P killed

Alaska

A/C crashed into Lake Eklutna.

26 MAR 54

CPT Donald R. Gunter [P]

Oklahoma

A/C fell from 400', crashed and burst into flames near a landing strip 15 miles from Ft. Sill, while on a routine training flight.

22 DEC 53

2 killed

Korea

4 LT AVN
A/C crashed on a training flight.

14 JUL 53

1LT Joseph H. Kirby [P]
CPL Richard E. Barnes

Alaska

30 ENG BASE TOPOGRAPHIC BN
A/C crashed near Ruby on the Yukon River while on mapping duty.

10 FEB 53

2 killed

Georgia

A/C crashed and burned 10 miles E of Athens shortly after takeoff from Athens Municipal Airport while enroute from Ft. Benning to Ft. Bragg.

03 JAN 53

2 killed

Korea

A/C crashed and burned in an open field 2 miles from Seoul city airport while on a routine training flight when it hit a power line suspended between two towers 150' off the ground.

NOTE: 1st fatal helicopter crash the Eighth Army had suffered during the Korean War.

31 DEC 52

LT Floyd E. Harris
1 officer killed

Germany

A/C crashed near Frankfurt.

01 JUN 51

CPT Loftin Martin [P]
CIV William M. Nell [IP]

Oklahoma

A/C spun 500 feet and crashed to the ground during a routine training mission from Ft. Sill.

24 FEB 51

MG Bryant E. Moore
P injured

Korea

A/C rotor blades hit a cable, flipping the helicopter and crashed on the Han River bank while making an aerial inspection of the front lines. MG Moore dies minutes later from heart attack.

15 MAR 50

1LT Herman Baker [P]
1LT Robert M. Wilson [P]

Texas

14 AFA

A/C hit a flock of birds causing a main rotor blade to disintegrate. A/C then crashed and burned about a half mile north of Killeen near a Camp Hood air strip.

NOTE: 1st helicopter crash noted at Camp Hood.

10 MAY 49

LT Joseph R. Manosky [P]
1 injured

Colorado

A/C crashed near Denver.

19 JUN 46

2 killed

Florida

Andrews Field stationed
A/C being escorted by L-5 recon plane from Atlanta to Tampa, crashed and burned near Branford after striking a pine tree.

Vietnam War Other A/C Losses

• 1962-1972