Helicopter AH-1G 67-15739

Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15739
The Army purchased this helicopter 0968
Total flight hours at this point: 00000853
Date: 12/19/69
Incident number: 69121919.KIA
Unit: C/2/20 ARA
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT562863
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 CPT DRAUT CHARLES BERNARD JR KIA
P WO1 FRANK RICHARD WAGNER II KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/98

The following is crew member information for this incident:

Name: CPT Charles Bernard Draut, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 12/19/69 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 23.0
Date of Birth: 01/03/47
Home City: St Joseph, MO
Service: FA branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: C/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 68-24/68-40
Service: FA branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 15W-071
Short Summary: Aircraft accident.
Aircraft: AH-1G tail number 67-15739
SSN: 492521234 Service number: O5431180
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 61193
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 03/21/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 03
Location: Binh Long Province III Corps.
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: officer
This record was last updated on 02/21/94

Name: WO1 Richard Wagner Frank II
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 12/19/69 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 22.9
Date of Birth: 02/01/47
Home City: Stow, MA
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: C/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 69-23
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 15W-072
Short Summary: Aircraft accident.
Aircraft: AH-1G tail number 67-15739
SSN: 034349948 Service number: W3166589
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100E = Attack Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Started Tour: 09/16/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Location: Tay Ninh Province III Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: XT562863
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Unitarian Universalist
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: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 01/20/96

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15739
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 0968.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6809   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVCOM       
6810   1    1 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
6811  90   91 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6812  94  185 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6901 115  300 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6902  44  344 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6903  45  389 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6904  32  421 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6905  65  486 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6906  54  540 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6907  44  584 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6908  78  662 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6909  45  707 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6910  66  773 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6911  80  853 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN

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