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Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17594
The Army purchased this helicopter 0668
Total flight hours at this point: 00002343
Date: 06/23/1970
Incident number: 700623301ACD Accident case number: 700623301 Total
loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 162 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Can-Tho in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 12 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 8
costing 455945
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 WO1 MOORE LAWRENCE MICHAEL KIA
P WO1 HALLOWS DANIEL JOHN KIA
CE SP5 DILLON DENNIS JAMES KIA
G PFC LENZ JAMES WARREN KIA
Passengers:
SN BROWN THOMAS RICHARD, NA, PX, KIA;
SN
DONNELLY JOHN JOSEPH III, NA, PX, KIA;
SM3 DURLIN JOHN STEWART, NA, PX,
KIA;
FN THOMAS TOBY ARTHUR, NA, PX, KIA;
HM2 LINVILLE HAROLD LEE, NA, PX, KIA;
BM3 GORE JAMES RAYMOND, NA, PX, KIA;
MM2 SOLANO RICHARD JOHN,
NA, PX, KIA;
CIV UNKNOWN, PAX, A;
Accident Summary:
ON OR ABOUT 1805 HOURS, 23 JUNE 1970, AIRCRAFT SN 67-17594, DEPARTED
CA MAU AIRSTRIP ENROUTE TO CAN THO AAF, RVN.
AT APPROXIMATELY 1840
HOURS THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUSPECTED MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE MAIN
ROTOR SYSTEM. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SHEARED THROUGH THE COCKPIT AND
THE MAST SHEARED JUST BELOW THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD, SEPARATING FROM THE
AIRCRAFT AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 1500 FEET.
THE AIRCRAFT WITH
THE TAIL ROTOR STILL INTACT AND THE ENGINE RUNNING, BEGAN TO SPIN,
IMPACTING THE GROUND WITH VERTICAL AND CIRCULAR MOMENTUM.\\
This record was last updated on 09/20/1998
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The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: SN Thomas Richard Brown
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Passenger.
Age at death: 19.6
Date of Birth: 11/16/1950
Home City: St Paul, MN
Service: reserve component of the U.S. Navy.
Unit: 162 AHC
Service: U.S. Navy.
The Wall location: 09W-082
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 469582719
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: SN
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
This record was last updated on 07/30/1995
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Name: SP5 Dennis James Dillon
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death: 21.0
Date of Birth: 06/17/1949
Home City: San Marcos, CA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 162 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 09W-082
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 555749353
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N2F = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Position in vehicle: crew chief
Started Tour: 11/09/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
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 07/24/1994
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Name: SN John Joseph Donnelly III
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Passenger.
Age at death: 20.7
Date of Birth: 10/20/1949
Home City: Philadelphia, PA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Navy.
Unit: 162 AHC
Service: U.S. Navy.
The Wall location: 09W-083
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 209400696
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: SN
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
This record was last updated on 07/30/1995
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Name: SM3 John Stewart Durlin
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Passenger.
Age at death: 21.1
Date of Birth: 06/01/1949
Home City: Lake City, PA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Navy.
Unit: 162 AHC
Service: U.S. Navy.
The Wall location: 09W-083
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 181400030
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: SM3 = Signalman
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
This record was last updated on 07/30/1995
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Name: BM3 James Raymond Gore
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Passenger.
Age at death: 23.1
Date of Birth: 05/03/1947
Home City: Sunburst, MT
Service: regular component of the U.S. Navy.
Unit: 162 AHC
Service: U.S. Navy.
The Wall location: 09W-083
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 520506525
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: BM3
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
This record was last updated on 07/30/1995
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Name: WO1 Daniel John Hallows
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 19.8
Date of Birth: 08/22/1950
Home City: Holland, NY
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 162 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 69-31/69-29
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 09W-083
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure in IV Corp.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 116382297
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Position in vehicle: pilot
Started Tour: 03/30/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: *
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: 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: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 07/29/1994
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Name: PFC James Warren Lenz
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Gunner.
Age at death: 18.4
Date of Birth: 02/02/1952
Home City: Milwaukee, WI
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 162 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 09W-084
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 393544020
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 76A10 = Supplyman
Position in vehicle: door gunner
Started Tour: 03/06/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Presbyterian
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 07/28/1994
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Name: HM2 Harold Lee Linville
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Passenger.
Age at death: 26.7
Date of Birth: 10/01/1943
Home City: Reno, NV
Service: regular component of the U.S. Navy.
Unit: 162 AHC
Service: U.S. Navy.
The Wall location: 09W-084
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 530266070
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: HM2 = Hospital Corpsman
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 06
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
This record was last updated on 07/30/1995
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Name: WO1 Lawrence Michael Moore
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 20.8
Date of Birth: 09/22/1949
Home City: East Point, GA
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 162 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 69-19
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 09W-085
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 255802768
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 08/16/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: 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: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 07/29/1995
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Name: MM2 Richard John Solano
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Passenger.
Age at death: 22.0
Date of Birth: 06/19/1948
Home City: Palo Alto, CA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Navy.
Unit: 162 AHC
Service: U.S. Navy.
The Wall location: 09W-086
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 564749647
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: MM2 = Machinist's Mate
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
This record was last updated on 07/30/1995
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Name: FN Toby Arthur Thomas
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/23/1970 while
performing the duty of Passenger.
Age at death: 21.1
Date of Birth: 05/04/1949
Home City: Brentwood, MO
Service: regular component of the U.S. Navy.
Unit: 162 AHC
Service: U.S. Navy.
The Wall location: 09W-087
Short Summary: From mast bumping failure.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17594
SSN: 490544512
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: FN = Fireman
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
This record was last updated on 07/30/1995
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