Helicopter UH-1D 66-00800

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-00800
The Army purchased this helicopter 1066
Total flight hours at this point: 00000284
Date: 02/15/67
Unit: 170 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was Landing at 0050 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 5 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: DRIVESHAFT, MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft was capable of one time flight.
The aircraft was diverted or delayed after completing some mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P2, 72209 ()

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-00800
The Army purchased this helicopter 1066
Total flight hours at this point: 00001303
Date: 12/01/67
Unit: 117 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BN350378
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-1D tail number 66-00800
Date: 12/02/67
Accident case number: 671202011
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 2722
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W1 MCGOVERN J

Accident Summary:

The aircraft was at a high hover in an LZ so the troops could not unload. The engine began to lose RPM. The aircraft had to be landed in tall stumps and trees.

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-00800
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 1066.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6610   0    0 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN   6TH ARMY   SHARPE GD        SUPMACOM         
6611   0    0 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN   6TH ARMY   SHARPE GD        SUPMACOM         
6612  68   68 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6701 116  184 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6702 100  284 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6703  84  368 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6704 131  499 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6705 159  658 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6706  89  747 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6707  95  842 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6708 123  965 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6709 109 1074 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6710  90 1164 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6711 139 1303 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN

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