ON TAKEOFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR 20 TO 25 FT TREES RPM BEGAN TO DROP AT THIS TIME ACFT STARTED LOSING ALT & RPM DROPPED AS ACFT SETTLED TO GND ROTOR BLADE HIT TREE ACFT WAS REPT BELCHING FIRE & SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE DURING THIS TIME \ ENG FAIL COMP DAMAGE \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17339
The Army purchased this helicopter 0368
Total flight hours at this point: 00000986
Date: 10/16/1969
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
for Troop Insertation
While in Operations Area this helicopter was on the Ground at 0000 feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Aft area
Systems damaged were: ELECTRICAL SYS, COMM 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: BDART, 00166 (Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting Team Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17339
The Army purchased this helicopter 0368
Total flight hours at this point: 00001158
Date: 01/22/1970
Accident case number: 700122101
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Quang Ngai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 9000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 ANDERSON DF
Accident Summary:
WHILE HOVER TAXIING INTO A POSITION LOW ENOUGH TO ALLOW PAX TO SAFELY JUMP M/R/B STRUCK OBSCURED DEAD TREE TOP ICDT DAM \
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17339
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 0368.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196803 6 6 2065 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 196804 45 51 2065 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 196805 33 84 2065 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 196806 0 84 2065 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 196807 0 84 2065 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC 196808 44 128 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196809 63 191 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196810 40 231 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196811 36 267 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196812 61 328 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196901 76 404 WAB0T0 2SQ 17AC 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196902 46 450 WACYAA D TRP 1SQ 1 CAV VIETNAM RVN 196903 89 539 WACYAA D TRP 1SQ 1 CAV VIETNAM RVN 196904 26 565 WACYAA D TRP 1SQ 1 CAV VIETNAM RVN 196905 52 617 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196906 70 687 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196907 98 785 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196908 80 865 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196909 84 949 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196910 37 986 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196911 76 1062 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196912 0 1062 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 197001 96 1158 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197002 6 1164 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197003 13 1177 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197004 25 1202 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197005 35 1237 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN 197006 76 1313 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN 197007 84 1397 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN 197008 72 1469 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN 197009 55 1524 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN 197010 12 1536 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN 197011 30 1566 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN 197012 8 1574 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197101 0 1574 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197102 0 1574 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 197103 0 1574 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 197104 0 1574 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 197105 0 1574 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 4TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197106 0 1574 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 4TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197107 0 1574 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 197108 0 1574 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 197109 0 1574 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 197110 0 1574 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 197111 11 1585 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 197112 46 1631 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 197201 39 1670 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197202 72 1742 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197203 36 1778 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197204 0 1778 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197205 0 1778 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197206 48 1826 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197207 22 1848 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197208 28 1876 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197209 50 1926 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197210 1 1927 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197211 4 1931 W0U4AN USAG AVN DIV 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197212 0 1931 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197301 0 1931 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197302 0 1931 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197303 15 1946 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197304 29 1975 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197305 20 1995 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197306 3 1998 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 197307 0 1998 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197308 3 2001 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197309 31 2032 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197310 13 2045 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197311 3 2048 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197312 0 2048 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197401 0 2048 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197402 3 2051 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197403 12 2063 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197404 20 2083 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197405 50 2133 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197409 19 2176 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197410 6 2182 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197411 8 2190 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197412 4 2194 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197501 2 2196 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197502 2 2198 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197503 3 2201 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197504 20 2221 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197505 11 2232 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197506 21 2253 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197507 31 2284 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197509 9 2293 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197510 25 2318 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197511 22 2340 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197512 23 2363 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM
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