WHILE IN LZ UNDER WINDY CONDITIONS M/R BLADES STRUCK SMALL TREE& DMG BLADES \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15675
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point:
00000575
Date: 10/28/69
Accident case number: 691028061
Unit: 61
AHC
The station for this helicopter was An Son in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 298
Source(s) from
which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 SCHMIDT JP
Accident Summary:
ACFT WENT IFR FOR APPROX 15 SEC WHILE LEADING A FLT OF 6 SHIPS INTO LZ TRIED TO MAKE GO-AROUND WHEN T/R/B HIT SMALL TREE WEATHER WAS RAIN & FOG ICDT DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15675
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point:
00001547
Date: 07/24/70
Accident case number: 700724071
Unit: 61
AHC
The station for this helicopter was An Son in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 16430
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
P O5 SELAVKA C
CP W1 HAHN EN
CE E4
FROWISS SR
G E3 LARABEE A
Accident Summary:
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED EAST OF LZ ENGLISH (BR 950995) RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NEGATIVE INJURIES TO ANY CREW MEMBERS. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ABOARD.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15675
Date:
730700
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: WS841190
Original source(s)
and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense
Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: VNAF (South Vietnamese Air
Force. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number
68-15675
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 0569.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6905 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6906 44 44 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 143 187 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 119 306 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 134 440 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 135 575 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 105 680 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 125 805 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 121 926 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 123 1049 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 54 1103 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 140 1243 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 119 1362 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 115 1477 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 70 1547 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 0 1547 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 0 1547 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 0 1547 W0Y6AA USA FLT OPN OFC 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AMC 7011 0 1547 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7012 0 1547 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7101 0 1547 NAT&GUARD NAT GDZI 7102 4 1551 NAT&GUARD NAT GDZI
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