Helicopter Accidents

US Army Aviation accidents

Sikorsky S-58 H-34 Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1958	h-34a	58-747	56-4332 : w/o 29apr58
1961	hus-1	58-459	H-D : xfer Air America as H-D, 20Dec60; lost in Laos 22Jan61.
1961	hus-1	58-489	H-C : xfer Air America as H-C, 20Dec60; lost in Laos, 21Oct61.
1961	hus-1	58-490	H-H : xfer Air America as H-H, 29Mar61; lost in Laos, 27Jul61.
1961	hus-1	58-492	H-I : xfer Air America as H-I, 29Mar61; lost in Laos, 19Apr61.
1961	hus-1	58-517	H-K : xfer Air America as H-K, 29Mar61; lost in Laos 15May61.
1961	hus-1	58-713	H-P : xfer Air America as H-P, 29Mar61; lost in Laos, 09Aug61.
1961	hus-1	58-731	H-Q : xfer Air America as H-Q, 29Mar61; lost in Laos, 05Apr61.
1961	hus-1	58-837	H-U : xfer Air America as H-U, 29Mar61; lost in Thailand, 03Oct61.
1963	h-34a	58-133	54886 : xfer VNAF as H-34C, 54886, unk; w/o 30Mar63.
1963	h-34a	58-42	53-4488 : scr 1984 Phoenix
1963	h-34a	58-574	55-4503 : w/o 25may63
1963	h-34a	58-978	57-1747 : 1962
1964	hus-1	58-769	145733 : xfer VNAF as UH-34D, 145733, 17Apr63; damaged 26Jun64.
1964	hus-1	58-785	145736 : xfer VNAF as 145736, 17Apr63; w/o 14Aug64.
1965	ch-34c	58-1740	63-13192 : 1964
1965	ch-34c	58-1741	63-13193 : 1964
1965	ch-34c	58-1742	63-13194 : 1964
1965	ch-34c	58-1743	63-13195 : 1964
1965	ch-34c	58-1749	63-13199 : aug64
1965	ch-34c	58-1755	63-13205 : dec64
1965	ch-34c	58-1757	63-13207 : dec64
1965	h-34a	58-131	54884 : xfer VNAF as H-34C, 54884, 1964; w/o 22Aug65.
1965	h-34a	58-73	53-4511 : 1962
1965	hus-1	58-1728	63-13008 : Sikorsky UH-34D ordered by USAF under MDAP as 63-13008; to Vietnam AF; to Royal Lao Air Force, unk; to Royal Thai Air Force; to Air America as H-26; Crashed in Laos Mar 5, 1965.
1966	h-34a	58-218	54-927 : xfer Vietnam AF as CH-34C, 54-927, unk; w/o 10May66.
1966	h-34a	58-413	54-3049 : 1965
1966	h-34a	58-430	55-4472 : xfer VNAF as 55-4472, unk; badly damaged, recovered, 12Sep66; w/o 21Jun68.
1966	h-34a	58-628	56-4292 : w/o 25apr66
1966	hus-1	58-579	144648 : xfer VNAF as UH-34D, 144648, 17Apr63; w/o 07Jun66.
1967	ch-34c	58-1748	63-13198 : aug64
1967	h-34a	58-1009	57-1760 : 1965
1967	h-34a	58-138	54891 : xfer VNAF as H-34C, 54891, unk; w/o 04Mar67.
1967	h-34a	58-257	54-2865 : xfer VNAF as CH-34C, 54-2865, unk; w/o 04Sep67.
1967	h-34a	58-273	54-2875 : xfer VNAF as CH-34C, 54-2875, unk; badly damaged, recovered, 23Mar67.
1967	h-34a	58-346	54-3007 : 007 was assigned to Co.A 504th Aviation Bn. (Germany) when I was attached in 1966. Co. A 504th became the 349th Aviation Company, 16th Aviation Bn. soon after. 007 was reassigned to another outfit. We missed it because of the tail number being "007". I remember it well. When it crashed it killed all on board. It threw a main rotor blade. All H-34's in NATO were grounded. All rotor blades were examined. I was the Crewchief on CH-34 54-3005 at that time. "005" had 3 out of 4 bad blades. It really woke all of us up.
1967	h-34a	58-393	54-3038 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 54-3038, 27Nov56; to H-34C by Jan62; AVSCOM reports crashed Feb67; soc 540th Engineers Group, Germany, Jun67.
1967	h-34a	58-408	54-3045 : 1965
1967	h-34a	58-757	56-4334 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 56-4334, 21Jan58; to CH-34C Nov63; soc Company A, 503rd Aviation, 3rd Armored Div, Dec66; [AVSCOM reports crashed Feb67]
1968	ch-34c	58-1751	63-13201 : aug64
1968	ch-34c	58-1752	63-13202 : aug64
1968	h-34a	58-216	54-925 : xfer Vietnam AF as CH-34C, 54-925, unk; w/o 10Apr68.
1968	h-34a	58-261	54-2869 : xfer VNAF as 54-2869, unk; w/o 27Mar68.
1968	h-34a	58-325	54-2997 : xfer Vietnam AF as 54-2997, 1967; w/o 28Jul68.
1968	h-34a	58-728	56-4323 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 56-4323, 12Dec57; to CH-34C Sep63; soc 22nd Aviation Det, France, Jun67; w/o crashed near Crawley, Winchester, UK, . All five onboard killed.; AVSCOM reports: "A/C crashed and burst into flames while on a routine flight from Burtonwood to Eastleigh Airport."
1968	h-34a	58-74	53-4512 : feb68
1968	hus-1	58-516	143983 : xfer VNAF as UH-34D, 143983, 10May63; coded J-O, unk; w/o 18Nov68.
1968	hus-1	58-608	144653 : xfer VNAF as UH-34D, 144653, 17Apr63; badly damaged, recovered, Jan65; damaged and recovered, 02Sep65; lost in Louangnamtha Province, Laos, with seven KIA, 30Nov68.
1969	ch-34c	58-1739	63-13191 : jun64
1969	ch-34c	58-1760	63-13210 : dec64
1969	h-34a	58-112	N74CH : Chicago Helicopter Airways
1969	h-34a	58-213	54-922 : xfer Vietnam AF as CH-34C, 54-922, unk; w/o 14Feb69.
1969	h-34a	58-250	54-2863 : xfer to VNAF as CH-34C, 54-2863, unk; w/o 25Mar69.
1969	h-34a	58-251	54-2864 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 54-2864, 28Apr56; to H-34C by Jan62; soc Aviation School, Fort Rucker, AL, Feb69; AVSCOM reports crashed Sep69.
1969	h-34a	58-30	53-4481 : feb68
1969	h-34a	58-309	54-2906 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 54-2906, 02Jul56; to CH-34C Nov64; soc Aviation Flight Section, Turkey, Aug68; AVSCOM reports crashed Jan69.
1969	h-34a	58-31	53-4482 : feb68
1969	h-34a	58-433	55-4474 : xfer Vietnam AF as 55-4474, unk; w/o 10Jun69.
1969	h-34a	58-662	56-4300 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 56-4300, 10Sep57; to H-34C by Jan62; soc Aviation School, Fort Rucker, AL, Feb69; AVSCOM reports crashed Sep69.
1969	h-34a	58-70	53-4508 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 53-4508, 05Mar56; to H-34C by Jan62; soc Red River Army Depot, May69; AVSCOM reports crashed Dec69.
1969	h-34a	58-720	56-4322 : xfer VNAF as H-43C, 56-4322, 1967; w/o 30Apr69.
1969	h-34a	58-774	56-4342 : w/o 19jul69
1969	h-34a	58-97	53-4535 : 1964-1966 A Company 504th Avn Bn., 4th Armored Division Germany
1970	h-34a	58-304	54-2901 : xfer VNAF as 54-2901, unk; w/o 30Jan70.
1970	h-34a	58-547	55-4499 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 55-4499, 01May57; to H-34C by Jan62; soc Aviation Co, 2nd Armored Cavalry, Jan70; AVSCOM reports crashed Apr70.
1970	h-34a	58-732	56-4324 : xfer VNAF as 56-4324, unk; reported King Bee, w/o in Salavan Province, Laos, 28Feb70.
1970	h-34a	58-90	53-4528 : feb68
1970	hus-1	58-809	145741 : xfer VNAF as UH-34D, 145741, 17Apr63; w/o 27Feb70.
1971	h-34a	58-201	54-921 : feb68
1971	h-34a	58-390	54-3035 : xfer VNAF as CH-34C, 54-3035, 1967; w/o 29Jan71.
1971	h-34a	58-463	55-4485 : feb68
1971	hus-1	58-578	4647 : xfer Royal Laotion Air Force as 4647, before 03Oct69; w/o Southeast Asia, 19Aug71.
1972	h-34a	58-321	54-2914 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 54-2914, 24Jul56; to CH-34C Jun64; soc Transportation Depot, Germany, Sep70; AVSCOM reports crashed Dec72.
1972	h-34a	58-901	57-1720 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 57-1720, unk; crashed Dec 1972.
1973	h-34a	58-109	53-4547 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 53-4547, 21Sep55; to CH-34C Jan64; sos Atlanta Government Depot, May71; xfer Mississippi NG, Jun71, crashed Aug73, sos Jun74; displayed at Fort Bliss as 57-6141 (museum assecion number); reported to 3rd Cavalry Museum, Fort Carson, Colorado, unk?
1973	h-34a	58-448	55-4484 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 55-4484, 27Jan57; to H-34C by Jan62; soc Atlanta Government Depot, GA, Sep71; xfer Mississippi National Guard, Oct71; crashed Aug 1973; soc Jun74.
1973	h-34a	58-93	53-4531 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 53-4531, 05Aug55; to CH-34C Mar63; sos Atlanta Government Depot, May71; xfer Mississippi NG, Jun71, crashed Aug73, soc Jun74.
1976	h-34a	58-719	FAN517 : xfer Nicaraguan AF as FAN517, 28Jun75; w/o 07Sep76; sold as scrap, unk.
1978	h-34a	58-844	: reported by JH Helicopter Services, Jun99.
1978	h-34a	58-866	FAN523 : Nicaraguan AF; w/o 17nov78
1982	h-34a	58-960	N47246 : 1jul74
1994	h-34a	58-77	N2769P : xfer Richard J. Salter as S-58E, N2769P, Jun82; "NTSB: "30Jan88: Sanford FL. Main rotor struck ground during check flight."; sold William L. Mitchell, III, Feb88; lsd Helicopter Logging Services, 1994; FAA reports cancelled destroyed 13Jul94.
1996	hus-1	58-1731	H4K-27/07 : 2mar79
2000	h-34a	58-531	N97AR : sold Pacfic Crown Aviation as S-58J, N97AR, unk; sold Edward J Chopot, unk; NTSB: 22Jan80: Kingston, ID. Loss of power due to slush blocking fuel filter. Damage substantial.; sold St Louis Helicopter, 18Apr84; FAA reports cancelled destroyed 08Jun00.