ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144888
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| Date: | Saturday 29 January 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47A Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | B Company 228th ASHB, US Army |
| Registration: | 63-07913 |
| MSN: | B-067 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | approximately 5 miles North of Phu Cat -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Phu Cat, Vietnam |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
63-07913, Boeing build number B-067, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 29 August 1964. The administrative strike date was 29 January 1966. 63-07913 accumulated 133.0 aircraft hours.
At some point, presumably in 1965, 63-07913 was assigned to B Company - "Longhorns", 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB), in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN).
On 29 January 1966, 63-07913 was lost due to an accident. The forward transmission froze inflight about 5 miles north of Phu Cat while transporting a slingload of JP-4 and the aircraft crashed inverted. The entire crew of five perished in the crash:
CW2 Frank Roop [AC]
CPT William R. Hardin [P]
SP5 Claude T. Turner [FE]
SP6 Charles J. Bair [CE]
SP4 Richard E. Arnold [G
Sources:
http://www.armyaircrews.com/chinook_nam.html
http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/history/aircraft/A_Models/63-07913/63-07913.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1963.html
https://www.military.com/unitpages?Page=2_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2012 18:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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