Helicopter AH-1G 67-15712

Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15712
The Army purchased this helicopter 0868
Total flight hours at this point: 00000108
Date: 12/10/68
Accident case number: 681210031
Unit: B/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Bien Hoa in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5400
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P W2 TUPPER AD

Accident Summary:

ACFT FIRING ON EN POS WHEN AFT EYE BOLT ON M159C RKT POD FAILEDALLOWING REAR OF RKT POD TO FALL THE NEXT RKT FIRED HIT M/R BLADE PLT FELT SEV VIB & LND IMMED WITH NO FUR DAM \ \

Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15712
The Army purchased this helicopter 0868
Total flight hours at this point: 00000791
Date: 11/07/69
Incident number: 69110707.KIA
Unit: B/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Cambodia
UTM grid coordinates: XU977326
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Unknown groundfire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA, 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
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, CASRP (Operations Report. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
AC WO1 GREESON DAVID CURTIS KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/98

The following is crew member information for this incident:

Name: WO1 David Curtis Greeson
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/07/69 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 21.4
Date of Birth: 06/15/48
Home City: Melbourne, FL
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 69-17
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 16W-042
Aircraft: AH-1G tail number 67-15712
SSN: 261925373 Service number: W3165178
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100E = Attack Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
Started Tour: 09/17/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Location: Phuoc Long Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
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: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 05/25/98

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1 tail number 67-15712
Date: 721200
Vietnam unspecified
UTM grid coordinates: XT807847
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: VNAF (South Vietnamese Air Force. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15712
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 0868.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6808   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVCOM       
6809   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVCOM       
6810   1    1 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
6811  70   71 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6812  37  108 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6901  59  167 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6902  74  241 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6903  92  333 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6904  69  402 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6905  55  457 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6906  83  540 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6907  60  600 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6908  76  676 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6909  59  735 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6910  56  791 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN

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