Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17634
The Army purchased this helicopter 0768
Total flight hours at this point: 00000350
Date: 04/25/1969
Incident number: 69042555.KIA
Unit: A/158 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was on Take-Off at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD357068 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48QYD357068)
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (RPG)
causing Fragmentation Damage.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA, 03 INJ, 02 KIA . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
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, LNNF, CASRP, CRAFX (Operations Report. Lindenmuth
New Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P CW2 SEARCY ELTON L KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
SP4 ST ONGE THOMAS G, AR, PAX, KIA
This record was last updated on 05/04/2024
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