ACFT LANDED PITCH LOWERED FULL DOWN RPM STILL FULL INCREASE WHEN PONCHO AND LINER BLOWN BY RTR WASH FROM RT FRONT SIDE OF ACFT TO REAR AND DOWN IN TAIL RTR
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09817
The Army purchased this helicopter 0466
Total flight hours at this point: 00002117
Date: 12/26/67
Accident case number: 671226071
Unit: 355 AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 747
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 PIPES DG
P O2 STETS WJ
CE E4 SALTER JC
G E3 SHOGREN RJ
Accident Summary:
Aircraft number five in a flight of 18 was brought to a two foot hover. Prior to translational lift, the rotor RPM started to drop. The aircraft commander stopped the forward motion and landed the aircraft left skid low causing the left skid to crack.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09817
The Army purchased this helicopter 0466
Total flight hours at this point: 00002432
Date: 02/22/68
Accident case number: 680222021
Unit: 355 AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 3300
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 PIPES DG
Accident Summary:
Aircraft was on takeoff from outpost after delivering supplies when it hit a wire stretched across a canal 20 feet above ground. Wire was one strand of field wire. Aircraft landed with no further damage
This record was last updated on 01/05/97
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 65-09817
The Army purchased this helicopter 0466
Total flight hours at this point: 00002530
Date: 03/18/68
Accident case number: 680318231 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: B/7/1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Di An in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 0
costing 56262
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W1 PLUMMER CD
IP O3 HARRIS JM
Accident Summary:
The instructor pilot was demonstrating an unnecessary maneuver and lost directional control. Instructor pilot hovered the aircraft at minimum RPM. The aircraft started spinning and the aircraft struck the ground hard nose low
This record was last updated on 01/31/97
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09817
The Army purchased this helicopter 0466
Total flight hours at this point: 00002530
Date: 03/21/68
Unit: 355 AVN
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: WR000500
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-1D tail number 65-09817
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 0466.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6610 84 525 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6611 97 622 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6612 128 750 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6701 123 873 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6702 103 976 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6703 112 1088 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6704 120 1208 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6705 111 1319 WC4YAA 170 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6706 96 1415 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6707 58 1473 3456 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN 6708 136 1609 3456 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6709 171 1780 3456 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6710 0 1780 3456 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6711 151 1931 3456 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6712 186 2117 3456 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6801 181 2298 3456 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6802 134 2432 3456 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6803 98 2530 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN
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Printed from databases on: 02/27/99
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