Helo Accidents

A USAF H-21 helicopter from Nellis AFB, NV., crewed by 1st Lt. Ronald F. Riggs (P), SSgt. Harland V. Mills (FM) and A1C Terry A. Jones (FM), crashed and burned near Nellis killing the three crew members. There was no explanation for the crash which occurred on a routine training flight. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times…

UH-1N, S/N 69-6643 1996 – January 31; UH-1N #A Fairchild AFB UH-1N #69-6643 (Call sign “Save 43”) assigned to Det. 24, 41st ARRS crewed by Capt. Emerson L. Dyer (P), 1st Lt. Gerard G. Hicks (CP), SSgt. Jerry D. Barnes (FM) and SSgt. Steven A. Tyer (PJ), crashed early in the afternoon about 30 miles west…

S/N #70-2461 Mishap aircraft stationed with Det 3, 37th ARS. Aircraft was on Grand Forks TACAN 300 degree Radial, 30.5 DME. While on a medevac mission for an injured missile maintenance technician, the aircraft crashed killing all four crew members (2 pilots, 2 med techs). Main rotor separation following mast bumping due to low rotor…

UH-1N #69-6647, from Det. 24, 42nd ARRS The Danville Register (Danville, VA)Sat, Aug. 5, 1972, page 6 Three Men Killed In Helicopter Crash SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – An Air Force helicopter carrying a three-man crew plunged into the water and exploded after striking a power line one mile west of Nine Mile Falls on the…

NOTE: Type of aircraft is unknown and base assigned is not confirmed. If you have updated information, please contact us. St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)Sat, Sep. 08, 1956, page 11 Killed In Helicopter Crash DAYTON, OH, Sept. 7 (AP) — Capt. Robert I. Quillen of Dayton, an Air Force pilot was killed yesterday when…

Note: The type of aircraft us unknown and the base is not confirmed. If you have updated information, please contact us. Anderson Daily Bulletin (Anderson, IN)Fri, Feb 17, 1961 page 14 page 14 Elwood Airman Hurt In Crash ELWOOD — Word that her son, Airman 3-C Marvin Eads, was involved in a helicopter crash Sunday…

Note: The type of aircraft and the base it was stationed at are not confirmed. These are estimates based on the date of the mishap and news story report. If anyone has updated information, please contact us. The San Bernadino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA)Sun, Mar. 8, 1959, page 1 Copter Crashes While Crossing Spokane…

Lubbock Evening Journal (Lubbock, TX)Wed, Jun. 12, 1957, page 1 Three Die In Air Crashes (By The United Press) — Three Persons were killed and two injured Tuesday in three widely-separated aircraft crashes in Texas. First Lts. Frederick D. Rupp of Montpelier, Ohio, and Richard Holliday on Marion, Ohio, were killed when their helicopter crashed…

The Independent (Long Beach, CA.)Wednesday June 08 1960, page 1 6 Dead in Service Air Crashes PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION (UPI) – A Navy jet fighter plane plowed into an Air Force helicopter which had just taken part in a successful air rescue following another plane accident. Four servicemen were killed. Two Air Force…

Hobbs Daily News-Sun (Hobbs, NM),Sun, Jul 7, 1963, page 19 Injured Pilot, Hobsan’s Kin, Now Recovering Mrs.  Howell Grimes, 401 West Snyder, has been notified that her cousin, Maj. Hoyt Bertram Mayes, USAF, who was critically injured in a helicopter accident in Hawaii two weeks ago, is showing signs of recovery. Major Mayes, engaged in…