Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15115
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0567
Total flight hours at this point:
00000308
Date: 02/03/68
Unit: 92 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This
helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Target
Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0350 feet and 090 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 Right Side
Systems damaged were:
FLT CONTROLS, ARMAMENT
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: UH1P3, 03413 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15115
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0567
Total flight hours at this point:
00000308
Date: 02/04/68
Unit: 92 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This
helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While On Target
this helicopter was Attacking at 0800 feet and 085 knots.
South
Vietnam
Helicopter took 4 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 Left Side
Systems damaged were:
MAIN ROTOR SYS, ARMAMENT, ELECTRICAL 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: UH1P3, 03506 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15115
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0567
Total flight hours at this point:
00000308
Date: 02/11/68
Unit: 92 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This
helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While Enroute
this helicopter was at Level Flight at UNK feet and 090 knots.
South
Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 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 Main Rotor Blade System
Systems
damaged were: FUEL SYS, MAIN ROTOR 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: UH1P3, 04204 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15115
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0567
Total flight hours at this point:
00001461
Date: 06/01/70
Unit: 192 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid
coordinates: BP186149
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss
database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15115
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0567
Total flight hours at this point:
00001461
Date: 06/01/70
Accident case number: 700601131 Total loss or
fatality Accident
Unit: 192 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Phan
Thiet in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers =
0
costing 244415
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W1 ROWE ST
CP W1 ALFORD SL
CE E4 JENKINS JW
G E3 STARR DC
Accident
Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM CAM LY AAF TO AN LZ SOUTH OF THAT LOCATION. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 66-15115, WAS THE TRAIL SHIP IN A FLIGHT OF TWO UH1C TYPE AIRCRAFT AND TWO UH-1H TYPE AIRCRAFT. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AGL, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD "POP" SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY A VIOLENT YAW TO THE LEFT. BELIEVING THE ENGINE HAD FAILED, WO1 ROWE, WHO WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT, INITIATED AUTOROTATION. UPON CHECKING HIS INSTRUMENTS HE WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM AN ENGINE FAILURE AS EVIDENCED BY THE N1 NEEDLE SO A PASSING THROUGH 50% AND DROPPING RAPIDLY. ALSO, A NUMBER OF CAUTION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATING AS WHEN SHUTTING DOWN. AT THIS TIME THE PIC INFORMED THE ACCOMPANYING AIRCRAFT AND THE CREW THAT THEY HAD SUFFERED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND WERE GOING DOWN, AND THEN DEVOTED HIS ATTENTION TO SELECTING A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. HE CHOSE AN OPEN FIELD ON TOP OF A HILL, THE LONG AXIS OF THE FIELD BEING APPROXIMATELY 060 DEGREES, THE SAME HEADING HE WAS USING INTO IT. THERE WAS A ROAD ON ONE SIDE WITH TREES ON THE OTHER SIDES, A SLIGHT INCLINE TO HIS RIGHT, AND PREVAILING WINDS OFF HIS RIGHT NOSE AT AN ANGLE OF 080 DEGREES. AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED ITS INTENDED LANDING AREA THE PIC FELT HE WAS GOING TO OVERSHOOT AND CONTINUE INTO THE TREES AT THE FAR END, THUS HE FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW HIS FORWARD MOTION AND THEN LEVELED OUT WHEN HE REALIZED THE INTENDED AREA WOULD BE REACHED. DURING THIS TIME THE CREW CHIEF AND GUNNER THREW OUT MOST OF THE M-60 DOOR GUN AMMUNITION, AND THE CO-PILOT JETTISONED THE ROCKET PODS. DROPPING RATHER RAPIDLY, THE PIC PULLED PITCH AND LANDED HARD, FIRST ON THE RIGHT SKID, THEN ON THE LEFT SKID. HE THEN APPLIED RIGHT FORWARD CYCLIC TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE INCLINE. THIS RIGHT FORWARD CYCLIC MOVEMENT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER RESULTING IN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRIKING THE GROUND. THE CRASH SEQUENCE TERMINATED WITH THE AIRCRAFT LYING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE ORIGINAL INBOUND HEADING.\\
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1C tail number
66-15115
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 0567.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6705 38 38 WQ4VAA 92 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY 6706 16 54 WQ4VAA 92 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY 6707 22 76 WQ4VAA 92 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY 6708 27 103 WQ4VAA 92 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY 6709 13 116 WQ4VAA 92 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY 6710 0 116 WQ4VAA 92 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY 6711 4 120 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6712 10 130 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6801 90 220 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6802 88 308 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6803 97 405 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6804 95 500 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6805 63 563 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 39 602 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 0 602 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6808 4 606 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6809 50 656 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6810 45 701 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6811 42 743 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 56 799 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 77 876 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 69 945 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 42 987 WA5CAA 14 TC BN 34GSGP VIETNAM RVN 6904 42 1029 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 0 1029 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6906 0 1029 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6907 0 1029 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6908 0 1029 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6909 0 1029 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6910 0 1035 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6911 0 1035 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 57 1092 WDUYAA 192 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 120 1212 WDUYAA 192 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 58 1270 WDUYAA 192 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 104 1374 WDUYAA 192 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 54 1428 WDUYAA 192 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 33 1461 WDUYAA 192 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 0 1461 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 0 1461 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
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