ACFT WAS LND O SLOPE & SETTLED ON LARGE ROCK ON TAKEOFF ACFT SLID TO RT & M/R BLADES STRUCK TOP OF TREE \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15394
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point:
00001753
Date: 07/22/70
Accident case number: 700722061 Total loss or
fatality Accident
Unit: 92 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Dong
Ba Thin in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 4 . .
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 DONER
MG
P W1 OLSON SD
CE E4 KOLTER RC
G E4 GREEN RD
Accident
Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM BAN ME THUOT, RVN TO A FIRE SUPPORT BASE LOCATED AT CAM NY, RVN. THE PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS AND THE AIRCRAFT'S ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET AGL. AT THIS TIME ALOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE TAIL BOOM AREA AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT ASSUMED A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM THE PILOT AND REDUCED THE COLLECTIVE TO CORRECT THE YAW AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO STREAMLINE THE AIRCRAFT. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO PHAN RANG AFB LOCATED 10 MILES TO THE EAST BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT STREAMLINE SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW CONTINUED FLIGHT. DURING THIS PERIOD THE CREW CHIEF HAD CONFIRMED THAT THE 90 GEAR BOX AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON A ROAD BUT A TRUCK CONVOY ON THE ROAD PREVENTED A RUNNING LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL ON SHORT FINAL AS A FLARE WAS STARTED TO REDUCE THE AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE TREE LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.\\
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number
68-15394
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 0269.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6902 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6903 34 34 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 101 135 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 117 252 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 119 371 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 88 459 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 142 601 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 131 732 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 166 898 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 107 1005 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 100 1105 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 42 1147 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 116 1263 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 144 1407 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 131 1538 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 129 1667 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 86 1753 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
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