^WOBAKER^HAD JUST COMPLETED A COMBAT ASSAULT AND WAS ENROUTE TO DAK TO TO JOIN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FOR A FLIGHT BACK TO HIS HOME STATION. THE PILOT,^CPT GERALD L. KNIERIEM^WAS IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE HEARD A "LOUD SQUEALING GRINDING" NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA.^WO BAKER^TOOK THE CONTROLS AND INFORMED THE OTHER AIRCRAFT THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT. THE NEAREST SECURE AREA, OLD DAK TO WAS ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE WEST. AS HE STARTED HIS APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY YAWED 35-40 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND HAD NO RUDDER CONTROL. WO BAKER NOTIFIED THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, BIKINI 119 THAT HE HAD A TAIL ROTOR FAILURE AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND AT OLD DAK TO. WHILE ON FINAL, HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND^WO BAKER^ELECTED TO LAND ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO THE AIRSTRIP.^WO BAKER^THEN DECIDED THAT HE HAD TOO MUCH ALTITUDE AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND^WO BAKER^NOTICED TWO LARGE TREES IN HIS FLIGHT PATH AND DURING THE CLIMB OVER THEM HE ALLOWED HIS APRSPEED TO DISSIPATE. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A NOSE LOW SPIN TO THE RIGHT. AFTER 3-5 TURNS, THE THROTTLE WAS CHOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, IN A LAVEL ATTITUDE. THE SKIDS COLLAPSED AND THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND. THE RESULTANT INBALLANCED FORCE ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16616
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 0767.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6707 2 2 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6708 37 39 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6709 41 80 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6710 58 138 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6711 57 195 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6712 60 255 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6801 89 344 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6802 71 415 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6803 111 526 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6804 118 644 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6805 119 763 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 126 889 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 99 988 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6808 92 1080 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6809 96 1176 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6810 64 1240 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6811 107 1347 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 136 1483 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 109 1592 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 67 1659 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 104 1763 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 82 1845 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 78 1923 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN 6906 0 1923 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN
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Printed from databases on: 02/27/99
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