Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16628
Date: 03/17/1968
Incident number: 680317081ACD Accident case number: 680317081 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 189 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Camp Holloway in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YB999121 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PYB999121)
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 3 . . Passengers = 0
costing 270954
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC W1 MW BROOKS
P O1 WH BRITTAIN
CE SP4 GROVES DAVID LIVINGSTONE KIA
G E4 RF BURTON
Accident Summary:
During a command and control mission, the aircraft commander was requested to land the aircraft. While hovering near a clear area, one passenger jumped off and the aircraft swung into a stump. It then began to spin, crashed and burned.
War Story:
I was the crewchief of ghost rider 66-1628. when this aircraft went down on the top of a firebase. That day, my CO had grounded me and ordered me not to fly for family emergency reasons. That night SP Livingstone took my place and during the night, the aircraft was sent on an emergency mission to support a firebase out in the mountains and the aircraft got caught on a tree stump causing it to flip and crash. My gunner at the time, RF Burton was one of the survivors and got away with a broken nose. Have not seen him since and would appreciate any info and also on fellow gunner Ytsen. My tour in Pleiku was from Jan. to June of 68 Albert Garza, Jr. former crewchief in the 189th. GF0052@aol.com
This record was last updated on 05/28/2002
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