Helicopter
UH-1D 66-16564

Information on U.S. Army helicopter
UH-1D tail number 66-16564
The Army purchased this helicopter 0667
Total flight hours at this point: 00000640
Date: 03/29/68
Incident number: 68032929.KIA
Unit: B/227 AVN
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD455200
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:
G SP5 IANNETTA LARRY ALBERT KIA
CE SP4 MURPHY JON MICHAEL KIA
AC WO1 CARLISLE THOMAS G II KIA
P WO1 LASZLO JOSEPH KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/98

The following is crew member information for this incident:

Name: WO1 Thomas G. Carlisle II
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/29/68 while
performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 21.7
Date of Birth: 07/19/46
Home City: Sanborn, NY
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: B/227 AHB 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 67-7
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 46E-061
Short Summary: Crash possibly caused by inclement weather at night.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-16564
Service number: W3156435
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
Started Tour: 07/15/67
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single 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: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 10/16/96

Name: SP5 Larry Albert Iannetta
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/29/68
while performing the duty of Gunner.
Age at death: 21.9
Date of Birth: 05/02/46
Home City: Milwaukie, OR
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: B/227 AHB 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 47E-001
Short Summary: Crash possibly caused by inclement weather at night.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-16564
Service number: 19846177
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20 = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: door gunner
Started Tour: 01/24/68
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Thua Thien Province I 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 10/16/96

Name: WO1 Joseph Laszlo
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/29/68
while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 21.9
Date of Birth: 05/19/46
Home City: Phoenix, AZ
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: B/227 AHB 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 67-21/67-19
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 47E-002
Short Summary: Crash possibly caused by inclement weather at night.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-16564
Service number: W3158868
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Started Tour: 01/15/68
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Episcopal (Anglican)

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 10/16/96

Name: SP4 Jon Michael Murphy (posthumously promoted)
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/29/68
while performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death: 21.4
Date of Birth: 10/30/46
Home City: Thompson Falls, MT
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: B/227 AHB 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 47E-003
Short Summary: Crash possibly caused by inclement weather at night.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-16564
Service number: 18807620
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: 08/04/67
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 01
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
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:
battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 10/16/96

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter
UH-1H tail number 66-16564
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 0667.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST     COUNTRY
6706   0    0 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN   6TH ARMY   SHARPE GD      AVCOM
6707   0    0 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN   6TH ARMY   SHARPE GD      AVCOM
6708  67   67 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6709 131  198 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6710  83  281 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6711  97  378 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6712 121  499 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6801   0  499 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6802 108  607 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6803  33  640 3261   355 AVN CO       4TH ARMY   FORT SILL    4TH ARMY