Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16211
The Army purchased this helicopter 0367
Total flight hours at this point: 00000554
Date: 12/14/1967
Incident number: 671214021ACD Accident case number: 671214021 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 240 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Dong Tam in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 4 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 514554
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 1LT BROWN HARON LEE II KIA
P WO1 CLAWSON WILLIAM K KIA
CE SP5 AMARAL MATTHEW PERRY III KIA
G SP4 KINDRED RONNY KAY KIA
Accident Summary:
The aircraft experienced undetermined difficulty, crashed and burned. Other VHPAers report they had a transmission failture while support Operation CLAYMOTH FALLS in Bao Loc Pass.
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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