Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16299
The Army purchased this helicopter 0969
Total flight hours at this point: 00000742
Date: 05/27/1970
Unit: 129 AHC
South Vietnam
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
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Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16299
The Army purchased this helicopter 0969
Total flight hours at this point: 00000742
Date: 05/27/1970
Accident case number: 700527261
Unit: 129 AHC
The station for this helicopter was An Son in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 1
costing 52976
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 STONE WL
P W1 LAUGHLIN RD
CE E4 NOLEN PM
G E3 BENNETT CE
Passengers:
O3 H KEIZER, PAX, D;
Accident Summary:
AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS, 27 MAY 1970, WO1 STONE AND WO1 LAUGHLIN WERE ON A RESUPPLY MISSION FOR THE 2ND BDE, 4TH INF DIV WITH A UH-1H HELICOPTER, SERIAL NUMBER 68-16299. AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING OUT OF A HELIPORT (SUPER BOWL) APPROXIMATELY 2 KILOMETERS SE OF GOLF COURSE TOWER (AN KHE, RVN). AIRCRAFT HAD 4 PASSENGERS (2 WITH COMBAT GEAR), APPROXIMATELY 450 POUNDS OF CARGO, AND 750 POUNDS OF FUEL. CREW HAD MADE SIXTEEN TAKE-OFFS FROM SAME LOCATION ON DAY OF ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT MADE HOVER CHECK (35 LBS. AT 95% N1) AND WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE BY TOWER TO T/O SOUTH. AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF AND INCREASED TORQUE TO 36 LBS AND 7% N1 AND WHEN HE SAW THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE IT OV– TELEPHONE CABLE AND POWER LINES HE DECIDED TO GO BENEATH WIRES, BECAUSE IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT. MAIN ROTOR CLEARED THE WIRE AND TAIL ROTOR HIT WIRE CAUSING 90 GEAR BOX AND TAIL ROTOR TO SEPARATE FROM AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP IN THE AIR, 100-200 FEET, SPINNING RAPIDLY, AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ROLLED OFF THROTTLE, AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND AIRCRAFT COMMANDER PULLED PITCH TO LEVEL AND CUSHION. AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SPIN AGAIN AND HIT GROUND AND BOUNCED, ROLLING OVER ON LEFT SIDE. TAIL B//M AND MAIN ROTOR WAS SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT.
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0969.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6909 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6910 17 17 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 113 130 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 114 244 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 96 340 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 98 438 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 94 532 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 85 617 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 125 742 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 0 742 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN