Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15664
The Army purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point: 00001229
Date: 07/19/1970
Accident case number: 700719031
Unit: 129 AHC
The station for this helicopter was An Son in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5555
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 JOBE JC
Accident Summary:
CANISTER CLUSTER TACTICAL C.S. 50LBS E-158R-2 BURSTED IN AIRCRAFT CARGO AREA CAUSING FIRE AC WAS WEARING A PROTECTIVE MASK AND LANDED A/C WITH OUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15664
The Army purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point: 00001788
Date: 03/03/1971
Accident case number: 710303011 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 129 AHC
The station for this helicopter was An Son in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 244345
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 W1 BAXTER DO
P W1 PAGE A
Accident Summary:
AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 HOURS, THE CREW DEPARTED CAMP HOLLOWAY, PLEIKU, RVN, ON A DIRECT COMBAT SUPPORT MISSION. ENROUTE TO THE ^22ND ARVN^ (FORWARD), THEY STOPPED AT KONTUM TO PICK UP THREE PASSENGERS.THE FLIGHT FROM KONTUM TO BEN HET WAS CONDUCTED LOW LEVEL DUE TO HOSTILE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN POSITIONS KNOWN TO BE ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS FLYING WHEN AN APPROACH TO THE NEARSIDE OF THE LANDING ZONE WAS INITIATED, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO ADJUST HIS APPROACH TO THE FARSIDE OF THE LANDING ZONE TO FACILITATE OBSTACLE CLEARENCE. WHEN THE PILOT ADJUSTED POWER TO ALLTER HIS APPROACH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND BOTH THE GUNNER AND CREW CHIEF OBSERVED THE TAIL ROTORSLOWING TO A HALT. THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ANTI-TORQUE CONTROL CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A RIGHT-HAND SPIN. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO THE FLIGHT IDLE POSITION TO HALT THE ROTATION. WITH AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER LOWERED COLLECTIVE PITCH TO PRECLUDE ANY POSSIBILITY OF HAVING INSUFFICIENT CUSHIONING PITCH. DURING THE SPIN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OVER A DITCH LOCATED TO THE RIGGT SIDE OF THE HELIPAD. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ATTEMPTED TO CUSHION THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON THE LEFT SKID, WHICH WASUP-SLOPE, CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE, AND ALLOWING THEMAIN ROTOR BLADE TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE THEN DEFORMED BLADES, CONTINUED ROTATING STRIKING THE TAILBOOM, SHIFTING IT, AND THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT, SO THAT THE TAILBOOM CONTACTED AND ENGINEER STAKE, WHICH RESTRICTED FURTHER MOVEMENT. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREWMEMBERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. ATTEMPTS TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE FROM THE COCKPIT PROVED FUTILE, AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS SUSPECTED, REQUIRING THE CREW TO MANUALLY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE.
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0569.
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