Helicopter UH-1H 68-16076

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16076
The Army purchased this helicopter 0769
Total flight hours at this point: 00000547
Date: 11/06/1969
Accident case number: 691106221
Unit: 335 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Bear Cat in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 3000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC O2 GOULD TL

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16076
The Army purchased this helicopter 0769
Total flight hours at this point: 00001025
Date: 03/31/1970
Incident number: 70033111.KIA
Unit: 335 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XS479112
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
AC MILLER P
CE SP4 SHELDON KIMBALL HAYES KIA
G CRABS K
P WO1 HOPE NL
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998

The following is crew member information for this incident:

Name: SP4 Kimball Hayes Sheldon
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/31/1970 while performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death: 22.9
Date of Birth: 04/29/1947
Home City: Boca Raton, FL
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 335 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 12W-063
Short Summary: On combat assault, aircraft crashed and burned – Sheldon was trapped.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 68-16076
SSN: 110385583
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20 = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: crew chief
Started Tour: 01/26/1970
“Official” listing: helicopter air casualty – other aircrew
Length of service: 01
Location: Kien Hoa Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile – killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
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: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 07/30/1995

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16076
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 0769.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6907   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6908  85   85 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6909 136  221 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6910 176  397 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6911 150  547 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6912 149  696 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001 107  803 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002 118  921 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003 104 1025 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN

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