Helicopter UH-1D 65-10056

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10056
The Army purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point: 00000357
Date: 05/13/1967
Incident number: 670513061ACD Accident case number: 670513061 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 176 AHC
South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 3 . . Passengers = 3
costing 228554
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 W1 OCHOTSKY R
CP W1 EISENHAU MR
CE E5 WALLEN PW
G E4 HAYDOCK BJ

Passengers:
** THORNE, PAX, D; E3 J HILL, PAX, D; PFC KONOPA CARL RAYMOND, AR, PX, KIA;

Accident Summary:

After taking-off from a stream bottom surrounded by mountaineous terrain, a steep left turn was performed to avoid the mountain side. The aircraft lost RPM, crashed and burned

This record was last updated on 09/20/1998

The following is crew member information for this incident:

Name: PFC Carl Raymond Konopa
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/13/1967 while performing the duty of Passenger.
Age at death: 18.8
Date of Birth: 07/14/1948
Home City: Phoenix, AZ
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 19E-108
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10056
Service number: 19865663
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: *
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Started Tour: 09/25/1966
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 01
Location: Unknown Province
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single 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: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 07/30/1995

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10056
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 0766.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6610  17  101 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP  3RDARMY    FORT BENNING     3RD ARMY             
6611  44  145 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP  3RDARMY    FORT BENNING     3RD ARMY             
6612  17  162 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP  3RDARMY    FORT BENNING     3RD ARMY             
6701  23  185 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP  3RDARMY    FORT BENNING     3RD ARMY             
6702   0  185 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP  3RDARMY    FORT BENNING     3RD ARMY            
6703  49  234 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6704 123  357 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6705   0  357 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN

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