Helicopter UH-1C 66-15005
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15005The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00000303
Date: 12/30/1967
Unit: C/3/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at 0500 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE, MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
for 30.00
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNOF, 74631, FM232 (Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15005
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00000429
Date: 03/17/1968
Unit: HHT/3/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0400 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Right Side
Systems damaged were: FLT CONTROLS, TRANSMISSION
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P3, 07705 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15005
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00000871
Date: 10/01/1968
Incident number: 68100111.KIA
Unit: 116 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED
for Close Air Support
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0100 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 8 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA, 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P3, 27501 ()
Crew Members:
G SP4 PLAVCAN KENNETH MICHAEL KIA
War Story:
Subject: Information on Kenneth Michael Plavcan, 116th AHC Stingers
Got a copy of the KIA report on Kenny Plavcan from Bill Reid.It looks like
some of the entries are wrong.Here is the story as best I can remember it.
I was flying as Aircraft Commander with a Stinger light fire team in
support of the 25th Division (Wolfhounds?) in the vicinity of the HOBO
woods. We were on our second or third fuel load,providing recon and cover
for a company sized unit that was moving on a sweep through the woods
(knocked down trees and small brush) to the north. There had been no contact
all morning. As we made a pass in front of an advancing platoon, Kenny saw a
VC in a spider hole about 100 meters in front of the troops.
I attempted to contact the unit on the ground but someone was giving a long
log report on their command frequency and was keeping the mike keyed
throughout. I tried several times while orbiting the area but was unable to
break through the transmission. I set up a right hand orbit so Kenny could
keep the area of the spider hole in sight.The VC couldn’t see the troops but
he was located on the west end of a east-west clearing( fire lane) that one
squad of the platoon was about to cross.
I told Kenny to fire on the VC with the door gun so the troops would stop.
As we passed between the troops and the VC(about 100ft altitude), Kenny
started firing out the right door about 30 meters out. I was watching him
(from the left seat) and suddenly he leaned out and started shooting almost
straight down. Immediately, we started taking hits in the cockpit and I quit
looking. As we pulled off the target I checked the instruments (and myself)
and asked if everyone was OK. The crew chief (Joe Capon)(spelling?) said
they were hit. Kenny was half in and half out of the right door and had been
hit in the forehead. Joe had been hit in the foot and thigh(I think). Joe
pulled Kenny into the helicopter while I broke for the 25th Evac as fast as
she would go. We landed on the pad (leaking fuel).Kenny was pronounced dead
as soon as they got him inside the 25th. Joe was later evacuated to
somewhere out of the country( I think), but came back to the unit after I
had left (I was told).
We bounced off the medevac pad to the Hornets nest and shut the aircraft
down. We later counted 18 hits (fourteen of them forward of the firewall).
My wingman said we had taken fire from one or two other spiderholes while we
were engaging the one we had seen. We never saw the others. I later got a
report that they had killed three(I think) VC in that immediate area.
I have always felt that we would have lost troops on the ground if we hadn’t
taken the action we did and that Kenny may have kept us from being shot down
if he hadn’t shifted his fire and exposed himself to protect the aircraft.
Since Joe Capon was the crew chief, it had to be his C model Frog that was
called “The Judge”
Joe had modified the ammo can for the 40 MM and I think it held over 300
rounds. It always worked (except one time when I forgot to stow it and
filled the muzzel with asphalt trying to get off the ground–Joe was pissed)
I was real short when I flew this mission (about 7-10 days left) I flew one
more mission after that and then went back to the world. Went back to a
different unit in 71.
Jim Boren
This record was last updated on 06/20/1998
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: SP4 Kenneth Michael Plavcan
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 10/01/1968 while performing the duty of Gunner.
Age at death: 21.5
Date of Birth: 03/21/1947
Home City: Parma, OH
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 116 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 42W-059
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number 66-15005
Service number: 15752451
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67A1F = Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: door gunner
Started Tour: 05/28/1967
“Official” listing: helicopter air casualty – other aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Binh Duong Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile – killed
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: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 09/07/1996
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15005
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00001185
Date: 01/25/1969
Unit: 116 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0600 feet and 090 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P3, 02501 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15005
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00001250
Date: 02/04/1969
Unit: 116 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was an Unknown mission
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0300 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (12.7MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P3, 03501 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15005
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00001250
Date: 02/06/1969
Unit: 116 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0300 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Passenger Cargo Section
Systems damaged were: UNK
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P3, 03702 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15005
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00001250
Date: 03/04/1969
Unit: 116 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
Unknown this helicopter was Attacking at UNK feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (12.7MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Passenger Cargo Section
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P3, 06301 ()
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0167.
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