Helicopter UH-1H 68-16478

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16478
The Army purchased this helicopter 1169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000189
Date: 01/20/70
Accident case number: 700120131
Unit: 170 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Pleiku in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1390
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P W1 WARREN CP

Accident Summary:

AT HOVER LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FR XMSN AREA PLT MADE HOVERING DESCENT THE SHORT SHAFT FAILED & ACFT LDG HARD ICDT \ \

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16478
The Army purchased this helicopter 1169
Total flight hours at this point: 00001091
Date: 02/08/71
Unit: 48 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-1H tail number 68-16478
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 1169.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6911   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6912  87   87 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001 102  189 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002  68  257 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003  87  344 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7004  80  424 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7005  69  493 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7006  85  578 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7007  87  665 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7008  59  724 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7009  52  776 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7010 100  876 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7011 100  976 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7012  95 1071 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7101  20 1091 WC3EAA 48 AHC           VIETNAM                     RVN     
7102   0 1091 WC3EAA 48 AHC           VIETNAM                     RVN

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