Helicopter UH-1H 68-16198

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16198
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000144
Date: 10/02/69
Accident case number: 691002121
Unit: 61 AHC
The station for this helicopter was An Son in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 6000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W1 MENUCCI WR

Accident Summary:

MAIN R/B STRUCK SMALL TREE IN HOVER HOLE WHILE INSERTING TROOPSICDT DAM TO BLADES \

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16198
Date: 12/26/73
South Vietnam
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 68-16198
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 0869.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6908   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6909  12   12 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
6910 132  144 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
6911 134  278 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
6912 123  401 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7001 114  515 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7002 120  635 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7003 160  795 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7004  91  886 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7005 102  988 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7006 140 1128 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7007 145 1273 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7008 104 1377 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7009  70 1447 WAYPAA 61 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7010   1 1448 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN
7011   0 1448 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN

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