AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TACTICAL RESUPPLY MISSION AND EXTRACTION OF PERSONNEL AND CARGO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH SUPPLIES AT A TROOP, 2/1 CAVALRY'S LOCATION AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHILE THE ELEMENTS THAT WERE TO BE RESUPPLIED AND THE PEOPLE THAT WERE TO BE EXTRACTED MOVED TO A SUITABLE LANDING ZONE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A TROOP, 2/1 CAVALRY FOR THE LANDING ZONE WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES NNE OF SONG MAO. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER MADE RADIO CONTACT WITH THE ELEMENTS ON THE GROUND WHO REQUESTED A VISUAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE AREA. THE CREW PERFORMED A VISUAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE AREA WHILE THE ELEMENTS PROCEEDED TO THE LANDING ZONE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1525 HOURS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE LANDING ZONE. AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY SLOPED, ROUGH, AND MARSHY, THE TAIL BOOM OF THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT TWO FEET TO THE RIGHT. THIS MOVEMENT WHICH OCCURRED UPON FINAL DECREASE OF THE COLLECTIVE POSITIONED THE TAILROTOR UNDER AN OVER-HANGING LIMB ABOUT 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE SUPPLIES WERE UNLOADED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED AGAIN WITH FOUR PERSONNEL AND ABOUT 200 POUNDS OF CARGO. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT HAD 780 POUNDS OF FUEL ON BOARD. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED TO A HOVER FOR TAKEOFF, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE BRANCH. UPON STRIKING THE TAIL ROTOR, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER EXECUTED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER MADE RADIO CONTACT WITH FRIENDLY ELEMENTS AND THE CREW WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EXTRACTED BY AN AIRCRAFT OF THE 192D AVN CO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15411
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point:
00001300
Date: 07/02/70
Accident case number: 700702011
Unit: 187
AHC
The station for this helicopter was Tay Ninh in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 86112
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
P W1 HUEBROCK AL
CP W1 KING VM
CE E4
HAYES EJ
G E4 SCOTT HA
Accident Summary:
THE FLIGHT WAS TO BE A COMBAT ASSAULT ORIGINATING FROM THE ^187TH AHC^ AREA AT TAY NINH AT 0800 HOURS. THE PILOT LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE REVETMENT AND BEGAN TO MOVE TOWARD THE RIGHT TO EXIT THE REVETMENT AREA. AS HE DID THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE ADVANCING BLADE STRUCK THE GROUND TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT; THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND AND SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM AND THE TRANSMISSION SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE REAR. THE MAST SEPARATED DUE TO SEVERE MAST BUMPING AND THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM CAME TO REST AGAINST THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST STILL IN THE REVETMENT WITH THE NOSE APPROXIMATELY 15 TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE REVETMENT. THERE WAS NO FIRE.\\
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number
68-15411
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 19 19 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 37 56 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 52 108 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 110 218 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 96 314 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 146 460 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 143 603 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 107 710 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 10 720 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 0 720 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 4 724 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 35 759 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN VIETNAM RVN 7003 128 887 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 120 1007 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 146 1153 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 147 1300 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 0 1300 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 0 1300 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 0 1300 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7010 0 1300 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7011 0 1300 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7012 0 1300 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7101 0 1300 WC5CAA 604TH TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7202 0 0 W0FNAA SUP MAINT CTR HAWAII HAWAII 7203 0 0 W0FNAA SUP MAINT CTR HAWAII HAWAII 7204 6 6 W0FNAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7205 14 20 W0FNAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7206 23 43 W0FNAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7207 36 79 W0FNAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7208 29 108 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7209 23 131 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7210 32 163 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7211 18 181 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7212 2 183 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7301 23 206 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7302 0 206 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7303 0 206 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7304 14 220 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7305 51 271 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7306 0 271 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7307 15 286 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7308 28 314 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7309 37 351 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7310 0 351 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7311 21 372 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7312 8 380 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7401 4 384 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7402 30 414 WALZAA 25 AB 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7403 16 430 WALZAA AVN BN 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7404 0 430 WALZAA AVN BN 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7405 0 430 WALZAA AVN BN 25TH ID HAWAII HAWAII 7409 0 473 WALZA0 25TH AV BN CO A HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS HAWAII 7410 12 485 WALZA0 25TH AV BN CO A HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS HAWAII 7411 32 517 WALZA0 25TH AV BN CO A HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS HAWAII 7412 19 536 WALZA0 25TH AV BN CO A HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS FORSCOM 7501 0 536 WAXLAA 25TH INF DIV HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS FORSCOM 7502 17 553 WALZA0 25TH AV BN CO A HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS FORSCOM 7503 13 566 WALZA0 25TH AV BN CO A HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS FORSCOM 7504 9 575 WALZA0 25TH AV BN CO A HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS FORSCOM 7505 23 598 WALZA0 25TH AV BN CO A HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS FORSCOM 7506 16 614 WALZA0 25TH AV BN CO A HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS FORSCOM 7507 18 632 WALZA0 25TH AV BN CO A HAWAII SCHOFIELD BKS FORSCOM 7509 0 632 W0MUAA SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 7510 0 632 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN STORAGE CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7511 0 632 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7512 4 636 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN STORAGE CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM
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