Helicopter Accidents

Year 1965 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1965	107-ii	201	JA9501 : BV-107/II-2, c/n 201, disassembled and supplied as sub-assemblies to Kawasaki as KV-107/II-2, c/n 4010, 1962; delivered to Kawasaki Heavy Industries for certification trials as JA9501, 01Apr64; w/o 04Sep65 with 287 total flight hours.
1965	ab47g-2	45	G-AODK : CAA Reg canx as destroyed 09aug65
1965	ch-113a	4011	10417 : BV-107II-28, c/n 4011, ff?; del Cdn Army as CH-113A Voyageur 10417, May65; Struck off, after Category A crash near CJATC, Rivers, Manitoba, 27Sep65.
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	ch-3c	61-512	63-9680 : del USAF as CH-3C 63-9680 16Apr64; xfer 341st SMW, Malmstrom AFB, MT (SAC); Destroyed at missle site 1965.
1965	ch-3c	61-516	63-9684 : del USAF as CH-3C 63-9684, 04Jun64; xfer 341st SMW, Malmstrom AFB, MT (SAC); Destroyed on ground, 1965.
1965	ch-3c	61-517	63-9685 : 38th ARRS w/o 06nov65 hit by ground fire during CSAR of an A-1E. Was 1st Jolly Green Giant lost in combat
1965	hr.3	wa/h/079	WP494 : Nov 1965 seriously damaged in heavy landing at Predannack; wfu 1965 and sold for scrap in West Bromwich Nov 1966
1965	h-19b	55-562	150193 : w/o 01may65 south of Kúagerði in the penisula of Reykjanes in Iceland. It was coming from a flight from Hvalfjörður. Five soldiers were on board, all died.
1965	h-19b	55-592	52-7516 : xfer MAP to Turkish Air Force as 52-7516, unk; Crashed near Diyarbakir, Turkey, 20Jan65. 3 crew killed.
1965	H-34A	SA.113	SA.113 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.113; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.113, unk; xfer EH 2/67, 67-XD, unk; w/o 11Feb65.
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	hr2s-1	56-024	140322 : w/o 01jan65
1965	hr2s-1	56-118	145874 : w/o 01nov65
1965	hss-1	58-634	143910 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-634, ff?; del USN as 143910, 24Jul57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; to UH-34J, unk; w/o as UH-34G, HT-8, Ellyson Field, FL, 05Aug65.
1965	hss-1	58-723	143942 : Sikorsky HSS-1, cn 58-723, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1, 143942, 06Dec57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; damaged NAVSTA Keflavik, 01May65; soc 08May65.
1965	hss-1n	58-1145	141 : MAP BuNo 147631. 8 sqd 8-1. w/o 22sep65
1965	hss-1n	58-1430	136 : MAP BuNo 149841. 8 sqd. w/o near Noordwijk 17aug65
1965	hss-2	61-067	148993 : USN; SH-3A HS-2 w/o 02nov65
1965	hss-2	61-119	149703 : USN; SH-3A HS-4 w/o 25feb65
1965	hus-1	58-1075	147159 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1075, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 147159, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 25Jul65.
1965	hus-1	58-1079	147163 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1079, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 147163, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o RVN, 26Aug65.
1965	hus-1	58-1136	147180 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1136, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 147180, unk redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Quang Tri Province, RVN, 4 MIA, 22Nov65.
1965	hus-1	58-1204	148090 : 17jun64
1965	hus-1	58-1304	148761 : 17jun64
1965	hus-1	58-1305	148762 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1305, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148762, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o RVN, 02Dec65.
1965	hus-1	58-1329	148774 : Crashed, Sandersville, Ga Friday night, all survived. HAC H.J. Olitsky
1965	hus-1	58-1346	148778 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1346, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148778, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o MCAS New River, NC, 01Dec65.
1965	hus-1	58-1347	148779 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1347, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148779, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Vietnam, 27Oct65.
1965	hus-1	58-1348	148780 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1348, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148780, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Vietnam, 18Aug65.
1965	hus-1	58-1370	148790 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1370, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148790, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Vietnam, 17Oct65.
1965	hus-1	58-1371	148791 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1371, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148791, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Vietnam, 06Jun65, 4 KIA.
1965	hus-1	58-1380	148795 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1380, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148795, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Vietnam, 15Jul65.
1965	hus-1	58-1383	148798 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1383, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148798, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 11Mar65.
1965	hus-1	58-1399	148812 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1399, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148812, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 28Mar65.
1965	hus-1	58-1406	148817 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1406, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148817, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeat Asia, 26Oct65.
1965	hus-1	58-1409	148820 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1409, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148820, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Vietnam, 06Jun65, 2KIA.
1965	hus-1	58-1421	149324 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1421, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149324, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 19Jul65.
1965	hus-1	58-1450	149350 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1450, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149350, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Marble Mountain, RVN, 09Apr65.
1965	hus-1	58-1486	149384 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1486, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149384, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 14Jul65.
1965	hus-1	58-1511	150196 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1511, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 150196, 10Sep62; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia 27Oct65; possibly TK-1 Stinger with HMM-162.
1965	hus-1	58-1517	150197 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1517, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 150197, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 27Oct65.
1965	hus-1	58-1532	150205 : 1966 pictured with YK marks ( HMM-364 at the time ) at Ky Ha, Vietnam
1965	hus-1	58-1592	150231 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1592, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150231, unk; w/o Southeast Asia, 27Oct65.
1965	hus-1	58-1610	150241 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1610, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150241, 09Apr63; w/o H&MS-26, Sub 1, MCAS New River, NC, 20Apr65.
1965	hus-1	58-1643	150251 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1643, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150251, unk; w/o Southeast Asia 27Oct65.
1965	hus-1	58-1693	150564 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1693, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150564, unk; w/o Southeast Asia, 13Apr65.
1965	hus-1	58-1694	150565 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1694, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150565, unk; w/o Southeast Asia, 02Jul65.
1965	hus-1	58-1698	150569 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1698, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150569, unk; w/o Southeast Asia, 16Mar65.
1965	hus-1	58-1703	150572 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1703, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150572, unk; w/o Southeast Asia, 31Mar65.
1965	hus-1	58-1706	150575 : helicopter was shot down while participating in a SAR mission 15 miles north of the DMZ inside North Vietnam. One of the crew was wounded but all four were rescued.
1965	hus-1	58-1722	150726 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1722, ff:?; del USMC as UH-34D, 150726, unk; w/o SEA, 27oct65.
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.
1965	hus-1	58-810	145742 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-810, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145742, 05Mar58; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 12Dec65
1965	hus-1	58-813	145745 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-813, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145745, 07Mar58; xfer HMRL-162, YS-##, MCAS Futenma, unk; xfer US Army as 55-5245 (paper s/n for transfer), 01Feb61; xfer Air America as H-E, 02Feb61; xfer VNAF, as UH-34D 145745, 15Apr63; w/o 26Nov65.
1965	hus-1	58-907	145768 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-907, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145768, unk; w/o Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, 08Dec65.
1965	hus-1	58-913	145771 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-913, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145771, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 31Aug65.
1965	hus-1	58-917	145774 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-917, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145774, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 18Sep65.
1965	kv-107ii-2	4010	JA9501 : BV-107II-2 c/n 201; supplied as subassemblies to Kawasaki 1962; built as KV-107II-2, c/n 4010, ff?; del to Kawasaki Air-Lift, Inc as JA9501, 01Apr64; w/o in Japan with 287 TTAF, 04Sep65.
1965	oh-13h	2490	3B-HL : OL w/o 9Feb65
1965	s-51	51-13	LV-YXP : Secretaria de Aeronautica d/d 30abr49; 02aug62 pictured on first helicopter landing on the new heliport of the government house Casa Rosada; w/o 22dec65
1965	S-55	55-807	CF-JTH : ex 9627; C-FJTH w/o 25jan65
1965	s-58b	58-312	CF-JIB : Sikorsky S-58B, c/n 58-312, ff:?; del Okanagan Helicopter, Canada as CF-JIB, 11Aug56; w/o at Gull Island Rapids, 26Aug65.
1965	ah.1	f.9521	XR599 : 656 Sq / 7 Flt; 20 Sep 1965 missing on a night flight from Lundu to Kuching.
1965	se3130	1179	PE-134 : PA-134; PQ-133; w/o 08.09.1965 Fritzlar?
1965	se3130	1501	H-7 : KLU c/n 1501/246C w/o 15Feb65
1965	se3130	1736	PF-142 : w/o 15.09.1965
1965	se3130	1814	PG-141 : w/o 07.10.1965
1965	se3130	1860	AS-355 : w/o 01.10.1965 , Trainingmodel at Rheine-Hopsten
1965	super frelon	03	03 : w/o 30may65 Crashed in Saint-Tropez bay
1965	Sioux	wa330	XT171 : w/o 25nov65 I crashed this helicopter due to disorientation on a night cross country exercise. Ian Uzzell
1965	Skeeter 7	S2/7153	XN347 : w/o 11 Dec 1965
1965	Sycamore 4	13149	XE308 : 3 Nov 1965 w/o when rolled over on take off from Boscombe Down, while with A&AEE
1965	Sycamore 4	13222	XE320 : crashed after loss of control near Peplow on 13 Oct 1965 while with CFS(H).
1965	Sycamore 4	13380	XG540 : sacrificed so many spares to other Sycamores around the UK, it was likely scrapped in autumn 2000 at Botany Bay.
1965	mk.52	13469	LB+113 : w/o 20 May 1965 in Karlsruhe
1965	UH-12C	848	G-AOZS : pod minus boom at Bourn by . Still there by Jun 1979.
1965	uh-12e	2255	XS164 : Sibu is in Sarawak Third Division on the Ragang River. The tail rotor hit a tree duting take off, consequently the pilot landed safely inspect the tail rotor found that one blade was damaged, he cut a piece out of the other blade to even out the damage. On take off the aircraft inverted , crashed killing the pilot
1965	UH-1B	652	62-4592 : w/o 09feb65 Total loss in connection with military operation against a hostile force at Binh Gia, Phuroc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
1965	UH-1B	689	62-12538 : US Army; w/o 16nov65 South Vietnam, 4 KIA
1965	UH-1E	6007	151272 : w/o 06dec65
1965	UH-1E	6008	151273 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6009	151274 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6011	151276 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6020	151285 : w/o 14nov65
1965	UH-1E	6022	151287 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6023	151288 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6028	151293 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6031	151296 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6033	151298 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6037	151843 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6038	151844 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6041	151847 : VMO-2 w/o 09dec65
1965	UH-1E	6044	151850 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-1E	6056	151862 : VMO-2 w/o 28oct65 Marble Mountain base vietcong attack
1965	UH-2A	15	147982 : sunday 16may65 20:45 crashed at sea Lat. 17* 33.2' N Long. 65* 20.8' W ( 32m W US Virgin Islands) and sank in 950 fathoms; Lt(Jg) R.K. Melcher (Sic), USNR, P (Survived, w/injuries); Lt(Jg) S.R. Kruk, USNR, CP (Survived, w/injuries); AMS2 Charles Arthur Woolwine, USN, AC (Missing); AE2 J.K. Sloan, USN, AC (Missing) ; Ref. USS Independence Deck Log, May 1965
1965	UH-2A	54	149752 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 54, ff?; del USN as UH2K-1, 149752 unk; redesig UH-2A in 1962; xfer HU-1, UP-??, unk; w/o 17May65.
1965	wa.116 autogyro	b.204	XR944 : Built by Beagle Aircraft at Shoreham. f/f 18 Oct 1962. Allocated G-ARZC but ntu. To XR944 1962. To G-ASDY Sep 1964.
1965	has.1	wa 52	XM931 : 28 Feb 1965 as 819 Sq / 321-R while detached for Planeguard duty to HMS Ark Royal ingested snow and ditched c 25nm SE Wick. Wreck recovered but later scrapped (1966 ?).
1965	has.1	wa 59	XP108 : 845Sq/E-A May 1962, 845Sq/E-B w/o 4 Mar 1965 near Nanga Gaat, Borneo.
1965	has.1	wa 77	XP144 : Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA077, f/f:?; del Royal Navy as XP144, 03/07/1962; w/o 08/07/1965.
1965	has.1	wa 87	XP154 : 845Sq/N-A by Nov 1962, 814Sq/D-V by Oct 1964, 845Sq/D by Dec 1964 w/o 9 May 1965 shortly after take off, Sarawak
1965	has.1	wa 97	XS118 : MoD fleet at Rolls Royce, Hucknall by summer 1963 for engine trials. Crashed following engine flame out 25 May 1965 nr Hucknall. Fleetlands by Aug 1965, sold for scrap 1966.
1965	has.1	wa102	XS123 : 820Sq Wessex HAS.1 as /291-E ditched and sank in the Malacca Strait, while operating from HMS Eagle.
1965	has.1	wa110	XS151 : 845Sq/R-B collided with XS154 and w/o 12 Apr 1965 at Nanga Gaat, Sarawak
1965	has.1	wa113	XS154 : 706Sq/V by Mar 1964, 845Sq/V-B by Apr 1964, collided with XS151 and w/o 12 Apr 1965 at Nanga Gaat, Sarawak
1965	has.31	wa207	N7-207 : Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA207, f/f:20/11/62; del RAN as N7-207, 887, 12May62; recoded 817, unk; ditched 14/09/64, aircraft had a power loss and ditched at Shoalhaven Bight and sank. The crew LCDR Smiley USN, S/Lt(P)P.00 Ward RAN, P.O. R. Barnes and Leading Seaman D. J. Sanderson rescued; written off: 20/07/65.
1965	hu.5	wa161	XS487 : 848Sq/H-CU by Jun 1964, 707Sq/U-CU by Jan 1965, w/o 7 Apr 1965 after it hit trees on Salisbury Plain.
1965	hu.5	wa171	XS497 : 848Sq/S-A by Jan 1965, crashed and w/o 14 Dec 1965 after main engines failure near Bau, c 15nm SW of Kuching, Sarawak
1965	har10	wa347	XP327 : 25 Sep 1965 - while operating with 225 Squadron, crashed on a jungle hillside near Kampung Seroban (c 28 nm SE of Kuching) during a search for an overdue AAC Scout XR599.
1965	har10	wa390	XP402 : 230 Sq/X by Jun 1965, crashed in harbour at Labuan on 3 Jul 1965, after engine failure during an air display, whilst with 230 Sq.
1965	har10	wa412	XR480 : w/o in Indonesia
1965	har3	wa 80	XG585 : Parts recovery - Wrecked
1965	har.4	wa 36	XJ410 : crashed after wire strike, N Devon.
1965	srs.1	wa250	D-HODY : w/o 01dec65 near Emden, Germany. Ditched while land in high winds on a platform between Juist and Borkum. 9 onboard safe
1965	Widgeon	wa/h/146	VR-HFM : ex G-APBL. To RHKAAF Oct 1957, coded /M. w/o 17 Jan 1965 at Sai Kung.