Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15318
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00001379
Date: 10/31/1970
Accident case number: 701031131
Unit: 2 SIG
The station for this helicopter was Long Than in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5721
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W2 ANDRUS AA
P W2 HUGGINS JA
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT AND CREW WERE ON A STANDBY STATUS THE DAY OF 31 OCT AND HAD DEPARTED THEIR HOME BASE AT 0740 HOURS. THE CREW HAD FLOWN 6.6 HOURS THAT DAY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DURING THIS FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED DUC HOA ENROUTE TO LANG BINH AND WAS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT 700 FEET INDICATED ALTITUDE PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN SAIGON AND LONG BINH.\\ WAS HEARD FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT AND IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ENTERED AUTOROTATION IN THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT AND TRANSMITTED A MAY DAY CALL ON UHF GUARD FREQUENCY. A SMALL ROAD WHICH RAN DIAGONALLY ACROSS HIS FLIGHT PATH WAS CHOSEN BY THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AS HIS LANDING AREA AND HE CONTINUED THE AUTOROTATION TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE ROAD.\\ AND SKIDDED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) INCHES WHILE ROCKING FORWARD, THEN CAME TO REST IN AN UNSTABLE POSITION DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE RUTS OF THE ROAD. DURING LANDING, THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE.
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0169.
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