Helicopter UH-1H 67-19497
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19497
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00001108
Date: 04/11/70
Accident case number: 700411021
Unit: A/101 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Eagle in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W2 HANDY T
Accident Summary:
ACFT WAS LDG IN PZ WHEN DEBRIS STARTED BLOWING UP AS ACFT LND IT
STRUCK STUMP PUNCTURING HEATER COMPARTMENT PANEL ICDT DMG \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19497
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00002385
Date: 09/01/71
Accident case number: 710901061
Unit: A/101 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Eagle in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 3368
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 STEWART JS
Passengers:
LC LOCAL, LCO, G;
Accident Summary:
AIRCRAFT WAS LANDINN UNSECURED MAIL BAG LAYING IN PC BLEW INTO
MAIN ROTOR BLADES. AIRCRAFT COMMANDER CONTINUED TO LAND AND SHUT
AIRCRAFT DOWN.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19497
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00002385
Date: 10/17/71
Incident number: 711017051ACD Accident case number: 711017051 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: A/101 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Eagle in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 5 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 3
costing 580945
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:
P 1LT WEBB ROBERT MITCHELL JR KIA
P WO1 SEARING JACK EDWARD KIA
CE SGT BARRINGTON ALVIS T JR KIA
G SP4 BROWN BARRY LEE KIA
CE SP5 DEPREO WALLACE JOSEPH KIA
Passengers:
UNK, MS, G;
UNK, LCO, G;
Accident Summary:
AT APPROXIMATELY 2040 HOURS ON THE 17TH OF OCTOBER 1971, ^A
COMPANY, 101ST AVIATION BATTALION^ WAS ALERTED FOR A FLARE
MISSION. AT THAT TIME THEIR STANDBY CREW WAS SCRAMBLED. AFTER
LIFT-OFF FROM CAMP EAGLE THE FLARESHIP PROCEEDED TO FIRE SUPPORT
BASE (FSB) BIRMINGHAM UNDER GCA RADAR CONTROL. AT FSB BIRMINGHAM
THE FLARESHIP, WORKING IN CONJUCTION WITH THE NIGHTHAWK AIRCRAFT,
ORBITED FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES. BECAUSE OF A DELAY IN THE
PLANNED ARTILLERY SUPPORT PLUS THE FACT THAT NIGHTHAWK WAS
GETTING LOW ON FUEL, BOTH AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CAMP EAGLE. AT
APPROXIMATELY 2130 HOURS AFTER BOTH AIRCRAFT REFUELED THEY
RETURNED TO ORBIT OVER FSB BIRMINGHAM. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO
ORBIT IN THIS MANNER FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. AFTER THE ARTILLERY
CEASED FIRING NIGHTHAWK CONTINUED WITH HIS RECONNAISSANCE
MISSION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IN BEGINNING HIS FLARE DROP MISSION,
THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER LOST CONTORL OF HIS FLARESHIP PROBABLY DUE
TO A SUDDEN HEAVY RAIN SHOWER THAT CUT VISABILITY TO ALMOST ZERO.
SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FLARESHIP CRASHED. AT THAT TIME, APPROXIMATELY
2204, THE NIGHTHAWK AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CAMP EAGLE.\\
This record was last updated on 09/20/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: WO1 Jack Edward Searing
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 10/17/71 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 22.1
Date of Birth: 09/22/49
Home City: Sterling, IL
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/101 AVN 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Flight class: 71-15
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 02W-040
Short Summary: Crash resulting from inadvertent IFR at night while on a flare mission about 10 miles west of Camp Eagle, Hue. See Webb.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-19497
SSN: 339424971
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 07/21/71
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: YD740076
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Lutheran (Missouri Synod)
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 07/29/95
Name: 1LT Robert Mitchell Webb, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 10/17/71 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 26.3
Date of Birth: 07/11/45
Home City: Columbus, GA
Service: IN branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/101 AVN 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Flight class: 71-8
Service: IN branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 02W-042
Short Summary: Crash resulting from inadvertent IFR while on a night flare mission about 10 miles west of Camp Eagle, Hue. See Searing.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-19497
SSN: 255684979
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1981 = 19 Rotary Wing Aviator (Unit Commander)
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 06/01/71
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: non-hostile missing - P I D
Length of service: *
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: YD740076
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: officer
This record was last updated on 07/29/95
Name: SGT Alvis T. Barrington, Jr. (posthumously promoted)
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 10/17/71 while performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death: 21.7
Date of Birth: 02/10/50
Home City: Richmond, VA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/101 AVN 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 02W-041
Short Summary: Crash resulting from inadvertent IFR at night while on a flare mission about 10 miles west of Camp Eagle.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-19497
SSN: 223724414
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20 = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: door gunner
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 05/03/71
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: non-hostile missing - P I D
Length of service: *
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: YD740076
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Church of Christ
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 07/24/94
Name: SP5 Wallace Joseph Depreo
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 10/17/71 while performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death: 19.8
Date of Birth: 01/02/52
Home City: Bay St Louis, MS
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/101 AVN 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 02W-041
Short Summary: Crash resulting from inadvertent IFR at night while on a flare mission about 10 miles west of Camp Eagle.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-19497
SSN: 587343425
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20 = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: crew chief
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 05/24/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: YD740076
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Baptist - other groups
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 07/29/95
Name: SP4 Barry Lee Brown
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 10/17/71 while performing the duty of Gunner.
Age at death: 19.0
Date of Birth: 10/01/52
Home City: Hialeah, FL
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/101 AVN 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 02W-041
Short Summary: Crash resulting from inadvertent IFR at night while on a flare mission about 10 miles west of Camp Eagle.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-19497
SSN: 266089435
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20 = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: door gunner
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 12/16/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: YD740076
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Baptist - other groups
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 07/28/94
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 1168.
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