ARMY AIR CREWS: Other Rotary Wing Aviation Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths

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Date	Name(s)	Location	Notes
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23 JUN 05	CIV Michael H. Lee [IP] 2 WO1's injured	Alabama	D/1-223 AVN 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	SP6 Frank V. Aiken [FE] 3 crewmembers injured	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.
?? NOV 69	CW3 David E. Walters CW4 Donald Smith Atkins	Germany	CH-54 A/C crashed. No details.
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	MAJ Gerald A. Germuga SFC Donald A. Franzen SP6 Fred M. Kuddes Jr 2 others killed	Utah	CH-21 A/C crashed after take-off at Dugway Proving Grounds.
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.
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.
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	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 Stanley C. Small CWO Caeser A. Sotomayer CWO John L. Griggs SP2 Ephram E. Hordges SP3 Paul L. Elliott 1 other 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.
09 MAR 57	CPT Meddie C. Sullivan [P] SP3 Charles W. Wilson [ME]	North Carolina	H-3 A/C crashed near Fayetteville when it lost part of the rotor blade.
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.
27 JAN 55	3 killed	Germany	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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08 NOV 84	1LT Byron L. Bellamy [P]	Texas	A/C flying a simulated artillery attack mission brushed under high voltage power lines and crashed.
13 NOV 80	2 killed	Maryland	A/C crashed near Ridge during a training mission.
25 OCT 79	2 killed	Pennsylvania	A/C crashed near Tamarack while on a tactical observation mission over the Susquehanna Forest during Operation Golden Warrior.
20 SEP 78	CW2 Robert Steven Kulisek [P] 1 injured	Germany	A/C crashed near Frankfurt while on a flight during the "Certain Shield" exercises.
17 DEC 76	CPT James L. Crow Jr [CP] IP injured	Louisiana	A/C crashed during a routine training flight at Ft. Polk killing the student pilot.
23 JAN 76	CPT James H. Henry [P] CPT Philip R. Ramsey [P]	Virginia	VA ARNG A/C crashed near Virginia 721 in King and Queen County on a routine training flight returning from Patuxent NAS to Richmond.
?? NOV 75	LT Jerry 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.
25 MAR 75	WO Eueler M. Young [P] WO David Chrissman [P] SP4 Jimmy Barbaree [CE]	Texas	1 CAV A/C crashed shortly before midnight during military manuevers near Shaw Mountain on the NW portion of Ft. Hood.
22 MAR 75	WO1 Edward A. Zelko [P] WO Neil G. Paulson [P] CE injured	Kentucky	A/C crashed at Ft. Campbell during a training flight.
09 JUL 74	1LT John E. Onuschak	Alabama	No details.
18 OCT 73	LT John E. Kewer	North Carolina	A/C crashed at Ft. Bragg.
06 OCT 73	CPT Jimmy M. Ford [P]	Germany	2/2 CAV A/C crashed. No details.
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.
30 JUL 73	Grover M. Myrick 6 injured	South Carolina	B/122 ENG BN (SC ARNG) A/C crashed in Clark Hill Reservoir in 50' of water 300 yards from shore near Plumb Branch.
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 Barnett Maisel [P] CPT Thomas E. Karstens CPT Victor 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.
07 DEC 72	CW2 Richard A. Steiner [P]	Germany	HQ 3 BDE A/C crashed and exploded in the Vogelsburg Mountain area NE of Frankfurt.
18 AUG 72	4 killed	Korea	A/C crashed after hitting the rope of a cable car system on Sorak Mountain, about 90 miles NE of Seoul.
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] SGT 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.
22 MAR 71	CW2 William C. Priddy [P]	New Mexico	A/C crashed 35 mi. E of Deming while flying a helicopter to Davis-Monthan AFB near Tucson for storage. NOTE: Last name also reported as Printy.
15 JAN 70	1LT Michael F. Monroe [P]	Georgia	A/C crashed due to T/R failure near Ft. Stewart.
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	W.J. Goss D.M. Davis P.D. Whittle	Alabama	A/C accident at Ft. Rucker during training flight.
24 MAR 69	Douglas Allred [IP] 1 injured	Georgia	A/C crashed near Savannah.
02 FEB 69	1 killed	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.
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.
15 MAR 68	CWO John B. Kinney	Germany	A/C crashed near Augsburg.
12 MAR 68	P killed	Germany	24 ID A/C crashed in a wooded area north of Ingolstadt.
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	5 killed	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	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.
10 JUN 65	DAC Paddy W. Griffin [P] DAC James Ferguson	Texas	A/C crashed and burned on Padre Island 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	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.
28 AUG 65	CPT Manuel G. Guerrero	Germany	503 AVN A/C accident near Kirchen-Thumbach.
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 at the edge of Beaver Lake while on a news photographic mission.
04 MAY 61	MAJ Robert H. Pearce SGT Dale A. Erlert	Okinawa	A/C crashed in northern Okinawa.
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.
20 NOV 60	CWO Edward E. Schnell [P]	Germany	A/C crashed flying from Munich to Stuttgart.
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.
23 JAN 60	2LT Jerry L. Burton [P]	Texas
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.
09 OCT 59	1LT George D. Cobb [P]	Germany	3 AD A/C crashed after clipping the top of a grove of trees during a training flight at Grafenwoehr.
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 while flying low over the mouth of 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.
25 JUL 58	1LT Lawrence Knapp	Texas	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.
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.
30 AUG 57	COL Terrance C. Fitzgerald P injured	Korea	A/C crashed near Ascom City.
13 MAY 57	PVT John P. Jones	Virginia	A/C rotor blade snapped while on a routine flight and fell into the shallow water of the James River.
18 FEB 57	MAJ John B. Dickson [P] 1LT Donald J. Osborn [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.
14 NOV 55	LT William J. Hutchinson [P]	Alabama	Mid-air 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.
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.
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.
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.
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	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.
Vietnam War Other A/C Losses
1962-1972

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