Helicopter AH-1G 67-15760

Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15760
The Army purchased this helicopter 0968
Total flight hours at this point: 00001212
Date: 06/05/70
Unit: B/4 AVN 4 INF
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0500 feet and 120 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size.
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: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )


Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15760
The Army purchased this helicopter 0968
Total flight hours at this point: 00001290
Date: 07/06/70
Unit: B/4 AVN 4 INF
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Unknown
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: TAIL ROTOR
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: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )


Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15760
The Army purchased this helicopter 0968
Total flight hours at this point: 00001690
Date: 07/03/71
Incident number: 710703012ACD Accident case number: 710703012 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: A/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Phu Bai in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD875014
Number killed in accident = 2 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 0
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:
AC CW2 SCHETTIG ROBERT SCOTT KIA
P 1LT TOMLINSON GARY PRESTON KIA

Accident Summary:

 THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION WERE ON 2 MINUTE ALERT STATUS WITH AN AERIAL ROCKET ARTILLERY BATTERY. THEY RECEIVED A CONTACT MISSION AT APPROXIMATELY 2320 HOURS AND WERE IMMEDIATELY LAUNCHED. ARRIVING ON STATION AT 2330 HOURS IN TRAIL FORMATION, A CIRCLING ORBIT WAS SET UP BY THE LEAD AIRCRAFT AND WAS OBSERVED BY GROUND TROOPS, WHO INDICATED THE ORBIT GOT SMALLER AND SMALLER. THE LAST RADIO TRANSMISSION MONITORED WAS THAT THE LEAD AIRCRAFT, FLOWN BY CPT BERGFIELD, WAS "ROLLING IN HOT". AT THIS TIME THE TROOPS ON THE GROUND OBSERVED A LARGE FLASH OF FIRE AND SOME ROCKETS BEING FIRED. THE BURNING AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND OVER A RIDGE LINE 800 METERS FROM THE GROUND TROOPS WHO ALSO REPORTED SHORTLY AFTER THE FLASH OF FIRE IN THE SKY, THERE WAS ANOTHER FLASH ON THE GROUND OVER THE RIDGE LINE. THE FLASH OF FIRE IN THE SKY WAS ALSO OBSERVED BY ^CW2 BARRY MARTENS, 310-56-6339^, OF ^A BTRY, 4/77TH ARTY, 101ST ABN DIV^ WHO WATCHED THE AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED, AND DEPART THE PHU BAI COMBAT BASE TO THE SOUTHWEST IN TRAIL FORMATION. ^CW2 MARTENS^ OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT SET UP THEIR ORBIT OVER THE CONTACT AREA AND WAS WATCHING FOR THE SECTION TO COMMENCE THEIR FIRING RUNS. ^CW2 MARTENS^ THEN OBSERVED A LARGE FLASH IN THE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COULD NO LONGER SEE THE AIRCRAFT POSITIONS LIGHTS. HE WENT TO THE BATTERY OPERATIONS CENTER AND INFORMED THE PERSONNEL ON DUTY, WHO INITIATED A RADIO SEARCH WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE GROUND COMMANDER ALSO RADIOED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED. AT THIS TIME THE ^4TH BATTALION, 77TH ARTILLERY^ HEADQUARTERS TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO IN TURN LAUNCHED A SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM IN A UH-1H. UPON ARRIVING ON THE SCENE, TWO FIRES WERE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 200 METERS APART AND WITH CLOSE OBSERVATION OF THE FIRES, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF SURVIVORS.\\

This record was last updated on 05/25/98


The following is crew member information for this incident:


Name: CW2 Robert Scott Schettig
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 07/03/71 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 20.5
Date of Birth: 01/02/51
Home City: Spring Valley, NY
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Flight class: 70-17
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 03W-099
Short Summary: Mid-air of two Cobras south west of Camp Eagle. See Bergfield, Martell, and Tomlinson. Helicopter air casualty - crew
Aircraft: AH-1G tail number 67-15760
SSN: 101423474
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100F
Primary cause: Mid-Air?
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 12/12/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: non-hostile missing - interim
Length of service: *
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: XD875014
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
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: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 11/11/97



Name: 1LT Gary Preston Tomlinson
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 07/03/71 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 23.8
Date of Birth: 09/03/47
Home City: Birmingham, AL
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Flight class: 70-44
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 03W-099
Short Summary: Mid-air of two Cobras south west of Camp Eagle. See Bergfield, Martell, and Schettig.
Aircraft: AH-1G tail number 67-15760
SSN: 423627558
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1193 = 11 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Primary cause: Mid-Air
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 04/02/71
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: non-hostile missing - interim
Length of service: *
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: XD875014
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
married 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: officer
This record was last updated on 11/11/97


The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15760
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   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVCOM       
6811   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVCOM        
6812  15   15 WAJ1B0 CO B 4 AVN BN    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6901  87  102 WAJ1B0 CO B 4 AVN BN    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6902  78  180 WAJ1B0 CO B 4 AVN BN    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6903  90  270 WAJ1B0 CO B 4 AVN BN    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6904  62  332 WAJ1B0 CO B 4 AVN BN    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6905  97  429 WAJ1B0 CO B 4 AVN BN    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6906  77  506 WAJ1B0 CO B 4 AVN BN    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6907  59  565 WAJ1B0 CO B 4 AVN BN    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6908  91  656 WAJ1B0 CO B 4 AVN BN    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6909  82  738 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6910  89  827 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6911  43  870 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6912  52  922 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001  48  970 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002  25  995 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003  74 1069 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7004  32 1101 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7005  57 1158 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7006  54 1212 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7007  78 1290 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7008  49 1339 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7009  58 1397 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7010  37 1434 WAJ1B0 B-4 AVN BN 4INF  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7011  10 1444 WAB0B0 B TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7012  17 1461 WAB0B0 B TP 2-17 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7101  74 1535 WAB0B0 2 17 ACV B TRP   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7102  53 1588 WAB0B0 2 17 ACV B TRP   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7103   0 1588 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7104  14 1602 WE4HAA B BTRY 4 77 ART  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7105  59 1661 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7106  29 1690 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART  VIETNAM                     RVN     


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