Information on U.S. Army helicopter CH-47A tail number 66-19075
The Army purchased this helicopter 0367
Total flight hours at this point: 00002149
Date: 04/04/1971
Incident number: 71040411.KIA
Unit: 242 ASHC
This was a Other incident.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT857109 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PXT857109)
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
C SP4 HART BENNY EUGENE KIA
War Story:
Unauthorized flight by unqualified individual.
I remember clearly the day SP4 Benny Hart died (Chinook 66-19075 April 4, 1971). We (the pilots) were sitting outdoors at picnic tables having dinner, when someone first saw the Chinook "hovering" high above the base (Phu Loi), obviously out of control. None of us (the pilots) were scheduled to be flying, so the initial reaction was the Chinook belonged to another Company. We all saw it come tumbling down, and crash outside the perimeter.
From: Dave DeVere
This record was last updated on 02/07/2021
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11/13/2023
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