THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED IN REVETMENT #5 ON THE "CRAP TABLE" AT LZ ENGLISH. ^LT MCARTHUR^ STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED HIS COCKPIT CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED NOSE TOWARDS THE SOUTH. ^LT MCARTHUR^ PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP TO A HOVER IN THE REVETMENT AND PROCEEDED TO REMOVE IT IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. UPON CLEARING THE REVETMENT, ^LT MCARTHUR^ APPLIED RIGHT PEDAL TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WEST TO MOVE FROM THE REVETMENT AREA TO THE LINE UP HIS AIRCRAFT FOR DEPARTURE. AFTER INITIATION OF THE RIGHT PEDAL TO TURN, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT. ^LT MCARTHUR^ APPLIED LEFT PEDAL TO CORRECT. AFTER RECEIVING NO RESPONSE, ^LT MCARTHUR^ CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO PREVENT THE TAIL FROM HITTING THE REVETMENT. IN DOING SO THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD, BENDING THE SKIDS WHICH IN TURN DAMAGED THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT IN CASE OF FIRE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16627
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0767
Total flight hours at this point:
00001650
Date: 11/08/69
Accident case number: 691108011
Unit: C/3/17
CAV
The station for this helicopter was Di An in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 3016
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
AC O3 HARRISON PE
Accident Summary:
BLADE STRIKE OCCURRED WHILE ON LOW LEVEL PEOPLE SNIFFER MSN DAM WAS NOT NOTED UNTIL POST FLT INSP ICDT DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16627
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0767
Total flight hours at this point:
00002238
Date: 08/12/70
Accident case number: 700812251
Unit: C/3/17
CAV
The station for this helicopter was Quang Tri in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5555
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
AC O3 LEARKIN R
Accident Summary:
AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING CHALK 2 IN FORMATION OF THREE AC. ON APPROACH INTO A THREE SHIP LZ, UP AN 8-10 DEGREE SLOPE AIRCRAFT LOST RPM. POWER WAS APPLIED. AIRCRAFT LOST LEFT PEDAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO LZ, TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN 8-10 FOOT ELEPHANT GRASS. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN. SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTOR BLADE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CAME TO SCENE AND CHECKED OUT AIRCRAFT AND FLEW IT BACK TO QUANG TRI, WHERE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS REPLACED.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16627
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0767
Total flight hours at this point:
00002565
Date: 03/24/71
Unit: D/3/5 CAV
South Vietnam
UTM grid
coordinates: XD670543
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
66-16627
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 25 25 1776 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN 6708 26 51 1776 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6709 5 56 1776 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6710 0 56 1776 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6711 0 56 3300 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6712 47 103 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6801 131 234 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6802 52 286 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6803 116 402 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6804 77 479 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6805 117 596 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 55 651 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 84 735 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6808 127 862 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6809 71 933 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6810 90 1023 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6811 76 1099 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 68 1167 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 71 1238 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 88 1326 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 96 1422 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 52 1474 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 0 1474 WCLNAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 6906 0 1474 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 0 1474 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 0 1474 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 10 1484 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 6910 63 1547 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 6911 103 1650 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 6912 72 1722 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7001 59 1781 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7002 75 1856 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7003 74 1930 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7004 70 2000 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7005 66 2066 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7006 50 2116 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7007 29 2145 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7008 93 2238 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7009 32 2270 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7010 48 2318 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7011 31 2349 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7012 61 2410 WAAMC0 TRP C 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 7101 64 2474 WAAMC0 3 17 AC SQ C TP VIETNAM RVN 7102 91 2565 WDF2D0 D TRP 3 5 CAV VIETNAM RVN 7103 0 2565 WDF2D0 D TRP 3 5 CAV VIETNAM RVN
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