Helicopter UH-1B 64-14143

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 64-14143
Date: 12/26/65
Accident case number: 0D491 Fatality Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 100
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P CW BRYANT HG

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 64-14143
Date: 07/27/66
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Operations Area this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0200 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.
The helicopter was hit in the Armament system
Systems damaged were: ARMAMENT, 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: UH1P1, 00433, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 64-14143
The Army purchased this helicopter 1065
Total flight hours at this point: 00000474
Date: 12/06/66
Accident case number: H427
Unit: 170 AHC
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 0
costing 112267
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC WALKER CM
P EICK JD

Accident Summary:

ACFT PARKED SIDE BY SIDE 143 RUNNING AT FLT IDLE CE UNTIED MR OF UH1B 65 9556 BLADE FLEXED INTO MR OF 143

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 64-14143
The Army purchased this helicopter 1065
Total flight hours at this point: 00000474
Date: 12/11/66
Unit: 170 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. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 64-14143
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 1065.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6610  41  467 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6611   7  474 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6612   0  474 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6701   0  474 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6702   0  474 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN

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