6717524
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17524
The Army purchased this helicopter 0568
Total flight hours at this point: 00002366
Date: 02/13/72
Incident number: 720213021ACD Accident case number: 720213021 Total loss or fatality
Accident
Unit: 48 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Da Nang in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 4 . . Injured = 3 . . Passengers = 3
costing 439945
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC O2 ALLEN RB
P W1 STURDIVANT DL
CE SP5 SEITZ CHRISTOPHER RICHARD KIA
G E3 PITMAN BJ
Passengers:
UNK, PAX, A; SGT LAIRD ROBERT MURRAY, AR, PX, KIA; SSG MONTAGUE JESSE WILLARD JR, AR, PX,
KIA;
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO GROUND FOG, ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN AND WENT IFR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 50 FEET OR LESS AT THE START OF THE TURN AND WITH THE TURN ALMOST COMPLETED IT IMPACTED THE WATER IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE AC DID NOT FOLLOW APPROPRIATE IMC PROCEDURES. THREE PAX AND THE CREWCHIEF WERE DROWNED. ALL BODIES WERE RECOVERED.
Name: SGT Robert Murray Laird
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 02/13/72 while performing the duty of
Passenger.
Age at death: 33.8
Date of Birth: 04/12/38
Home City: New York, NY
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: MACV
Major organization: MACV advisors
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 02W-106
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17524
SSN: 051387069
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 11B40 = Infantryman
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected at sea
Compliment cause: drowning
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 05/02/71
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Offshore, MR 1 Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: BT140630
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed at sea
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Pentecostal
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 08/27/97
Name: SSG Jesse Willard Montague, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 02/13/72 while performing the duty of
Passenger.
Age at death: 24.8
Date of Birth: 05/06/47
Home City: Society Hill, SC
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: MACV
Major organization: MACV advisors
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 02W-106
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17524
SSN: 251808303
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 76Y40 = Unit Supply Specialist
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected at sea
Compliment cause: drowning
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 07/07/71
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Offshore, MR 1 Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: BT140630
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed at sea
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
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: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active
duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 08/27/97
Name: SP5 Christopher Richard Seitz
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 02/13/72 while performing the duty of Crew
Chief.
Age at death: 20.6
Date of Birth: 06/21/51
Home City: Satellite Beach, FL
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 48 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 02W-106
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17524
SSN: 264117668
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N2F = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: crew chief
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 07/22/71
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: non-hostile missing - interim
Length of service: *
Location: Offshore, MR 1 Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: BT140630
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed at sea
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died while missing
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 08/27/97
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17524
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 0568.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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