Helicopter AH-1G 68-15168
Abbreviated History For D Troop Only

Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15168
The Army purchased this helicopter 0669
Total flight hours at this point: 00001048
Date: 05/27/71
Incident number: 71052744.KIA
Unit: D/3/5 CAV 5 INF
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD186455
Unknown groundfire.
Systems damaged were: MULTIPLE, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 DOI . . Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
costing 0
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, CASRP, Fred Blanchard (Operations Report. Casualty Report. )
Summary: Ship crashed possibly due to hostile fire or pulling out of a gun run too low to clear the trees.
Loss to Inventory and Helicopter was not recovered

Crew Members:
P WO1 FOY JERRY KIA
AC CPT CARTER PAUL DEAN KIA

War Story:
 Submitted to the VHPA in March, 2000 by Fred Blanchard.

Fred Blanchard has respectfully requested his version of this incident be removed from this report. This does not affect the report as it appears in the VHPA records.

This record was last updated on 05/5/03
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The following is crew member information for this incident:
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Name: WO1 Jerry Foy
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/27/71 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 24.4
Date of Birth: 01/10/47
Home City: Philadelphia, PA
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: D/3/5 CAV 5 INF
Major organization: 5th Infantry Division
Flight class: 70-49/70-47
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 03W-056
Short Summary: Died in the front seat on his first day in the AO when ship crashed possibly due to hostile fire.
Aircraft: AH-1G tail number 68-15168
SSN: 256743211
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: door gunner
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 05/09/71
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Quang Tri Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: YD181450

Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Negro
Relgion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 03/27/00


Name: CPT Paul Dean Carter
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/27/71 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 28.4
Date of Birth: 01/16/43
Home City: Louisville, KY
Service: AR branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: D/3/5 CAV 5 INF
Prior Unit: C/3/17 CAV 70
Major organization: 5th Infantry Division
Flight class: 69-34
Service: AR branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 03W-056
Short Summary: Died when ship crashed possibly due to hostile fire or pulling out of a gun run too low to clear the trees.
Aircraft: AH-1G tail number 68-15168
Call sign: Charlie Horse
SSN: 403545245
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1981 = 19 Rotary Wing Aviator (Unit Commander)
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 10/16/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Quang Tri Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: YD181450
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Baptist - other groups
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: officer
This record was last updated on 03/27/00
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The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15168
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 0669.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
 

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6906   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6907   1    1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVCOM
6908   0    1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVCOM
6909  20   21 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
6910  66   87 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
6911  82  169 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
6912  39  208 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7001  66  274 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7002  15  289 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7003  97  386 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7004  64  450 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7005 108  558 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7006  85  643 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7007  84  727 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7008  37  764 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7009  82  846 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7010   2  848 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7011  70  918 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7012  25  943 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN
7101  70 1013 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP   VIETNAM                     RVN
7102   0 1013 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP   VIETNAM                     RVN
7103  35 1048 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN
7104   0 1048 WE4HAA B BTRY 4 77 ART  VIETNAM                     RVN
7105   0 1048 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN

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