Information on U.S. Army helicopter CH-47B tail number 66-19101
The Army purchased this helicopter 0567
Total flight hours at this point: 00001225
Date: 04/13/1970
Incident number: 70041313.KIA
Unit: B/159 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Logistics Support mission for Resupply
While in Operations Area this helicopter was at Hover at 0006 feet and 000 knots.
Laos
UTM grid coordinates: YD015595 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48QYD015595)
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (MORTAR)
The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA, 06 WIA, 01 M . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense
Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, CRAFX, JSIDR, MISC (Operations Report. Miscellaneous.
Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
OB SP4 PENDERGAST ROBERT LEE KIA
War Story:
Received either mortar or rocket hit in radio closet on approach. Crashed and burned. One fatality, five major
and one minor injury.
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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