Helicopter AH-1G 67-15665

Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15665
Date: 05/12/1969
Unit: 23 INF
This was Combat Minor Damage caused by Other Combat by Ground Fire less than .50 cal in size with the mission function of Armed Helicopter (having primary weapon subsystems installed and utilized to provide direct fire support)
Search and rescue operations were Not Required
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center AVDAC database.
Helicopter was recovered
This record was last updated on 04/15/2004


Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number


The Army purchased this helicopter 0768
Total flight hours at this point: 00000717
Date: 10/21/1969
Incident number: 691021111ACD Accident case number: 691021111 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 45300
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P W1 WALKER M
CE PFC LARMON TIMOTHY ELTON KIA

Accident Summary:

 ACFT RETURNED FROM FLT CE RAN FROM HOOTCH TO ACFT RT REAR WITH HEAD DOWN & WAS STRUCK BY T/R \

This record was last updated on 04/01/2003


The following is crew member information for this incident:


Name: PFC Timothy Elton Larmon
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 10/21/1969 while performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death: 19.4
Date of Birth: 06/06/1950
Home City: Santa Paula, CA
Service: component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
Major organization: Americal Division
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 17W-102
Aircraft: AH-1G tail number 67-15665
SSN: 554767167
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67Y20 = AH-1 Attack Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: crew member
Started Tour: 09/27/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Location: Quang Tin Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
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 07/30/1995


Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15665
Date: 08/31/1971
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was Combat Minor Damage caused by Other Combat by Ground Fire less than .50 cal in size with the mission function of Armed Visual Reconnaissance
Search and rescue operations were Not Required
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center AVDAC database.
Helicopter was recovered
This record was last updated on 04/15/2004


The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15665
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 0768.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
196807   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
196808   1    1 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
196809  36   37 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196810  47   84 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196811  63  147 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196812  55  202 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196901  57  259 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196902  37  296 WACYAA D TRP 1SQ 1 CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196903  71  367 WACYAA D TRP 1SQ 1 CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196904  30  397 WACYAA D TRP 1SQ 1 CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196905  37  434 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196906  83  517 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196907  64  581 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196908  55  636 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196909  46  682 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196910  35  717 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196911  72  789 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196912   0  789 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197001   0  789 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197002   0  789 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197003  55  844 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197004  33  877 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197005  59  936 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197006  39  975 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197007  52 1027 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197008  33 1060 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197009  55 1115 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197010  50 1165 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197011  48 1213 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197012  55 1268 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197101  90 1358 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197102  88 1446 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197103  92 1538 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197104  59 1597 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197105  89 1686 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197106  78 1764 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197107  96 1860 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197108  49 1909 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197109  66 1975 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197110  63 2038 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197111  26 2064 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197112  35 2099 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197201  51 2150 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197202  11 2161 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197203   0 2161 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVSCOM  
197204   0 2161 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVSCOM  
197205   0 2161 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVSCOM  
197206   0 2161 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVSCOM  
197207   0 2161 W0Y6AA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM  
197208   0 2161 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM  
197209   2 2163 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM  
197210   1 2164 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM  
197211   0 2164 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM  
197212   0 2164 WCK8AA 45TH TC CO AM    KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197301   0 2164 WCK8AA D TRP 7 AIR CAV  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197302   0 2164 WCK8AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197303   0 2164 WCK8AA 45TH TC CO AM    KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197304   1 2165 WCK8AA 128TH AVN CO     KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197305   8 2173 WCK8AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197306   6 2179 WCK8AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197307  10 2189 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197308   1 2190 WAH6T0 45TH TC CO AM    KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197309   7 2197 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197310   3 2200 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197311   4 2204 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197312   4 2208 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197401   5 2213 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197402  15 2228 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF  KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197403   0 2228 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197404   8 2236 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197405   0 2236 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197406  26 2262 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197410  20 2304 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197411  19 2323 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197412  10 2333 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197501   1 2334 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197502  12 2346 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197503  40 2386 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197504  16 2402 WHMXAA 6TH AVN PLT      KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197505  19 2421 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197506   6 2427 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197507  16 2443 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197508  25 2468 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197509  24 2492 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197510  25 2517 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197511   0 2517 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY
197512  27 2544 WAH6T0 2ND BN  2ND ID   KOREA                       8TH ARMY


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