Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail
number 67-17841
The Army purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours
at this point: 00000040
Date: 11/23/68
Accident case number: 681123092
Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: A/3/17 CAV
The station for this
helicopter was Di An in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . .
Passengers = 0
costing 0
Source(s) from which the incident was created or
updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O3
CHEWNING JM
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17841
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point:
00001536
Date: 10/02/70
Accident case number: 701002131
Unit: A/3/17
CAV
The station for this helicopter was Di An in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 33698
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 RAMSEY PM
P W1 JONES RW
G E3
MURPHY RW
Passengers:
LOCAL CO, LCO, G;
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED QUAN LOI ON A TACTICAL INSERTION MISSION OF THE A TROOP
ARPS. THE PROPOSED LANDING ZONE WAS IDENTIFIED AT COORDINATES XU 601172 AND IS
DUE WEST OF LOC NINH CITY, VIETNAM. AIRCRAFT 67-17841 WAS NUMBER TWO AIRCRAFT IN
A FLIGHT OF THREE. THE COMBAT ASSAULT PROCEEDED AS PLANNED AND THE FIRST
AIRCRAFT INSERTED ITS TROOPS AND DEPARTED THE LANDING ZONE. THE FLIGHT LEADER,
CPT CHARLES WOMBLE CHANGED SLIGHTLY THE DIRECTION OF LANDING TO A HEADING OF
360. AIRCRAFT 67-17841 PILOTED BY 1LT PATRICK RAMSEY APPROACHED THE LANDING ZONE
AND INADVERTENTLY SELECTED A DIFFERENT TOUCHDOWN POINT THAN THE FIRST AIRCRAFT.
1LT RAMSEY ESTABLISHED A HOVER AND DEPOSITED HIS CARGO OF SIX COMBAT INFANTRY
MEN INTO THE LANDING ZONE. DURING TAKE OFF 1LT RAMSEY TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE
RIGHT FOR A NORTHERLY DEPARTURE, HIT A TREE AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN
ROTOR BLADES. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND THE PILOT BROUGHT THE
AIRCRAFT FORWARD, AWAY FROM THE TROOPS ON THE GROUND AND EXECUTED AN
AUTOROTATION TO AN AREA APPROXIMAGELY 30 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT AND CLEAR
OF THE TROOPS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH DAMAGE TO THE MAIN
ROTOR BLADES. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SMALL SHRUBS ON LANDING WITH NO FURTHER
DAMAGE.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17841
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point:
00001583
Date: 11/06/70
Accident case number: 701106101
Unit: A/3/17
CAV
The station for this helicopter was Phu Loi in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 4550
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
P W1 LITTLE JR
Accident Summary:
AC WAS AT A STABILIZED TWO FOOT HOVER WHILE UNLOADING TROOPS. AC STRUCK A
SMALL TREE WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17841
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point:
00001757
Date: 02/12/71
Accident case number: 710212121
Unit: A/3/17
CAV
The station for this helicopter was Di An in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5555
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 BENNETT TE
Accident Summary:
ACFT WAS DEPARTING LZ WHEN MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A SMALL TREE CAUISNG AN
EIGHT ENCH DENT IN UNDERSIDE OR RED M/R BLADE.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17841
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point:
00002229
Date: 03/27/72 MIA-POW file reference number: 1806
Incident
number: 72032701.TXT
Unit: 57 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates:
YB985104
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was
created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Reference Notes. Defense
Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: 1806 ()
Loss to
Inventory
Crew:
WONG, EDWARD PUCK KOW JR;
Crew Members:
P CW2 WOODS
LARRY JAMES KIA
P 2LT QUAN NGO BINH RES
CE SP4 HANNON DENNIS A RES
G
SSG
WONG EDWARD PUCK KOW JR BNR
REFNO Synopsis:
SYNOPSIS: SP4 Edward
Wong was a door gunner on a UH1H assigned to the 57th Assault Helicopter
Company. On March 27, 1972, he was in his position on a mission to rescue the
crew of a downed Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) helicopter which had crashed at a
landing zone in Kontum Province, South Vietnam. The other members of the crew
were CW2 Larry J. Woods, pilot; 2Lt. Ngo Binh Quan, VNAF co-pilot; and SP4
Dennis A. Hannon, crew chief. Also on board as passengers were Capt. Lyle R.
Rhoads, Jr, a U.S. Army advisor; and Capt. Nguyen Duc Phuc, ground commander of
the ARVN 3rd Battalion, 47th Regiment.
Wong's UH1H was identified as tail
#67-17841. Accompanying gunships made an attack pass to suppress enemy fire in
the area, and
Wong's helicopter descended to make the rescue attempt. As the
aircraft was landing, it received heavy automatic weapons fire, crashed and
rolled down a hill, coming to rest upside down. The two passengers exited the
helicopter. Capt. Rhoads stated that he saw both pilots and the crew chief get
out of the helicopter, but did not see SP4
Wong leave the aircraft. SP4 Hannon
said that after exiting the helicopter, he had seen SP4
Wong heading uphill and
that he had a cut on his head and both legs were bleeding. Capt. Rhoads asked
the ARVN ground commander about the other Americans. He indicated the location
of the crew chief, and said that the other crewman was down the hill, and the
American pilot was still in the area of the aircraft. Later, when the ARVN unit
on the LZ was preparing to walk to Fire Support Base Charlie, an estimated 2
kilometers to the east, Capt. Rhoads talked to the crew chief and saw the poncho
liner/stretcher on which SP4
Wong allegedly was lying. Capt. Rhoads did not see
him, but saw his right hand holding the litter pole. On his right hand was what
appeared to be a class ring. The ARVN unit and surviving Americans were joined
by a relief company from Fire Support Base Charlie, and proceeded to walk out at
about 1600 hours on March 27. At some unspecified point along the trail, the
litter bearers and the litter supposedly carrying SP4
Wong were seen by SP4
Hannon to be resting along the trail. This is the last time that this litter was
seen by the surviving Americans. At about 1830 hours, back at the LZ, an
orbiting gunship saw one individual wearing black clothing standing on the
landing zone waving a piece of white cloth. Fifteen feet away from this man were
four or five individuals wearing black or dark clothing, and hidden in a bush
hedge. The gunship questioned Capt. Rhoads by radio about the location of
friendly forces, and after having been assured twice that all friendlies were
off the landing zone, opened fire with rockets. The gunship pilot reported that
he hit the group. Upon reaching Fire Support Base Charlie, casualties were
loaded into two VNAF and one U.S. Army medivac helicopters. At that time, it was
reported that SP4
Wong had been loaded on one of the VNAF helicopters by
mistake. Searches were made in the ARVN hospital that had received the wounded
and dead from this incident, but
Wong was not found. Efforts were made on March
28 and 29 to search the LZ and the trail taken by the survivors, but enemy
action prevented this.
Wong was never seen again.
This record was last updated on 05/25/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: SSG Edward Puck Kow
Wong, Jr.
Status: Body Not Recovered from an
incident on 03/27/72 while performing the duty of Gunner.
Declared dead on
08/22/78.
Age at death: 19.1
Date of Birth: 02/25/53
Home City:
Oakland, CA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 57
AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The
Wall location: 02W-120
Short Summary: Shot down attempting to rescue a downed
ARVN helicopter crew.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17841
SSN: 556865931
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: *
Major attributing cause: aircraft
connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle
involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: door gunner
Vehicle ownership:
government
Started Tour: 12/02/71
"Official" listing: helicopter air
casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: missing in
action - bonified
Length of service: *
Location: Kontum Province II
Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: YD985104
Reason: aircraft lost
or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
single male U.S.
citizen
Race: Mongolain
Relgion: unknown or not reported
The following
information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category
of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active
duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on
08/20/95
Name: CW2 Larry James Woods
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on
03/27/72 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 20.6
Date of
Birth: 09/03/51
Home City: Rancho Cordova, CA
Service: AV branch of the
reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 57 AHC
Major organization: 1st
Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 70-33/70-9
Service: AV branch of the U.S.
Army.
The Wall location: 02W-120
Short Summary: Shot down attempting to
rescue a downed ARVN helicopter crew.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number
67-17841
SSN: 568943245
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 110B
Primary
cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at
sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved:
helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership:
government
Started Tour: 07/03/71
"Official" listing: helicopter air
casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: no previous
report
Length of service: *
Location: Kontum Province II
Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: YD985104
Reason: aircraft lost
or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S.
citizen
Race: Negro
Relgion: Protestant - no denominational
preference
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining
this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead
Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This
record was last updated on 08/20/95
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67-17841
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and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased
by the US Army in 1068.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6810 0 0 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6811 40 40 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6812 30 70 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6901 98 168 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6902 41 209 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6903 86 295 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6904 85 380 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6905 62 442 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6906 54 496 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6907 90 586 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6908 56 642 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6909 51 693 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6910 6 699 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6911 52 751 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6912 61 812 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7001 96 908 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7002 90 998 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7003 148 1146 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7004 48 1194 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7005 88 1282 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7006 109 1391 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7007 42 1433 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7008 52 1485 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7009 10 1495 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7010 41 1536 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7011 47 1583 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7012 49 1632 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
7101 47 1679 WAAMA0 3 17 AC SQ A TP VIETNAM RVN
7102 78 1757 WAAMA0 3 17 AC SQ A TP VIETNAM RVN
7103 19 1776 WAAMAT 3 17 AC SQ A TP VIETNAM RVN
7104 70 1846 WAAMAT 3 17 AC SQ A TP VIETNAM RVN
7105 28 1874 WAAMAT 3 17 AC SQ A TP VIETNAM RVN
7106 40 1914 WAAMAT 3 17 AC SQ A TP VIETNAM RVN
7107 60 1974 WAAMAT 3 17 AC SQ A TP VIETNAM RVN
7108 0 1974 WAAMAT 605 TC DS VIETNAM RVN
7109 63 2037 WAAMAT 2 17 ACV C TRP VIETNAM RVN
7110 43 2080 WAAMAT 2 17 ACV C TRP VIETNAM RVN
7111 64 2144 WAAMAT 2 17 ACV C TRP VIETNAM RVN
7112 42 2186 WAAMAT 388 TC CO VIETNAM RVN
7201 0 2186 WC5DAA 605 TC DS VIETNAM RVN
7202 0 2186 WC5DAA 605 TC DS VIETNAM RVN
7203 43 2229 WC5DAA 605 TC DS VIETNAM RVN
Printed from databases on: 08/27/00
