Helicopter UH-1D 63-08747
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-08747 Date: 11/04/65 Incident number: 0D169ACD Accident case number: 0D169 Total Loss Accident Unit: 1 CAV South Vietnam Number killed in accident = 3 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 3 costing 255147 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 MAJ STEEL RICHARD EDWARD KIA CE SP5 PINKERTON BENJAMIN ROBERT KIA
Passengers: MSG CLARK JAMES EARL, AR, PX, KIA; SGT HITT ROY MARVIN JR, AR, PX, KIA; 1LT LYONS WILLIAM JOHN, AR, PX, KIA; This record was last updated on 09/20/98
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The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: MSG James Earl Clark Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/04/65 while performing the duty of Passenger. Age at death: 37.2 Date of Birth: 08/31/28 Home City: Jordan, NY Service: regular component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 1 CAV Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division Service: U.S. Army. The Wall location: 03E-016 Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 63-08747 Service number: 12112352 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 71P40 = Flight Operations Coordinator Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: weapons Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: passenger Started Tour: 09/22/65 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew Length of service: 18 Location: Unknown Province Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Non-hostile - died while missing married male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian 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: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel This record was last updated on 07/29/95
Name: SGT Roy Marvin Hitt, Jr. Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/04/65 while performing the duty of Passenger. Age at death: 33.6 Date of Birth: 04/04/32 Home City: Bessemer, AL Service: regular component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 1 CAV Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division Service: U.S. Army. The Wall location: 03E-018 Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 63-08747 Service number: 24489149 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 31F40 = Infantry Communications Chief Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: weapons Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: passenger Started Tour: 08/18/65 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew Length of service: 10 Location: Unknown Province Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Non-hostile - died while missing married 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: 1LT William John Lyons Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/04/65 while performing the duty of Passenger. Age at death: 25.3 Date of Birth: 07/27/40 Home City: Banning, CA Service: IN branch of the regular component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 1 CAV Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division Service: IN branch of the U.S. Army. The Wall location: 03E-019 Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 63-08747 Service number: O95610 Country: South Vietnam MOS: * Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: weapons Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: passenger Started Tour: 04/06/65 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew Length of service: 03 Location: Unknown Province Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Non-hostile - died while missing married male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: 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: officer This record was last updated on 07/29/95
Name: SP5 Benjamin Robert Pinkerton Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/04/65 while performing the duty of Crew Chief. Age at death: 22.0 Date of Birth: 11/11/43 Home City: Ft Knox, KY Service: regular component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 1 CAV Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division Service: U.S. Army. The Wall location: 03E-020 Short Summary: P O3 STEEL CE E5 PINKERTON were killed. Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 63-08747 Service number: 17614527 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 76N20 Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: weapons Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: door gunner Started Tour: 09/11/65 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Length of service: 03 Location: Unknown Province Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Non-hostile - died while missing married male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian 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: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel This record was last updated on 07/29/95
Name: MAJ Richard Edward Steel (posthumously promoted) Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/04/65 while performing the duty of Pilot. Age at death: 32.8 Date of Birth: 01/22/33 Home City: Texarkana, TX Service: IN branch of the regular component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 1 CAV Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division Service: IN branch of the U.S. Army. The Wall location: 03E-019 Short Summary: Mid-air collision near An Khe. Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 63-08747 Service number: O87931 Country: South Vietnam MOS: * Primary cause: Mid-Air Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: weapons Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: pilot Started Tour: 09/11/65 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot Length of service: 08 Location: Unknown Province Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Non-hostile - died while missing married 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: officer This record was last updated on 07/29/94
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-08747 It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter and is not intended to be the final authority. This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in . Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6511 0 0 WAGEAA 1 CAV VIETNAM VS
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