B Company, 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry

Helicopter
UH-1D 64-13499

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13499
Date: 11/15/65
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was an Unknown mission Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Not Reported
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles
less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
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: UH1P1, 01702, BELL (Bell Helicopter)

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13499
The Army purchased this helicopter 1264
Total flight hours at this point: 00001846
Date: 03/20/67
Incident number: 670320151ACD Accident case number: 670320151
Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: B/227 AVN
South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 5 . . Passengers = 3
costing 228554
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database.
Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report)
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
P W1 CADWELL JP
CP W1 LADUE JJ
CE E5 GRISSMAN LH
G E6 MOORE JE

Passengers:
SSG ROBLES-MIRANDA JOSE ANTON, AR, PX, KIA;
E4 JA CLINTON, PAX, D;
E4 TA PLEASAN, PAX, D;

Accident Summary:

On termination of a landing approach to a mountain side, the RPM bled off rapidly
and the aircraft fell to the ground, spun to the right and came to rest on the left side
This record was last updated on 09/20/98

The following is crew member information for this incident:

Name: SSG Jose Anton Robles-Miranda
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/20/67 while performing
the duty of Passenger.
Age at death: 25.5
Date of Birth: 09/20/41
Home City: Rochester, NY
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 16E-126
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 64-13499
Service number: 12653620
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 11B40 = Infantryman
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Started Tour: 05/11/66
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 04
Location: Unknown Province
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
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: non-battle dead Category of personnel:
active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 07/29/95

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13499 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 1164.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA    POST     COUNTRY
6610  60 1431 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM             RVN
6611  65 1496 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM             RVN
6612  37 1533 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM             RVN
6701 138 1671 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM             RVN
6702 114 1785 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM             RVN
6703  61 1846 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM             RVN
6704   0 1846 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM             RVN
6705   0 1846 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM             RVN
6706   0 1846 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM

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Gary Roush
43 Overbrook Road
Painted Post, NY 14870

Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association

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