Helicopter UH-1H 66-16522
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16522The Army purchased this helicopter 0667
Total flight hours at this point: 00000516
Date: 11/22/1967
Unit: 2 SIG
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was at Hover at 0200 feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Tail Section
Systems damaged were: FLT CONTROLS
The helicopter made an Emergency Landing. Aircraft is later recovered by any means other than its own power.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P2, 74123 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16522
The Army purchased this helicopter 0667
Total flight hours at this point: 00000516
Date: 11/23/1967
Unit: 2 SIG
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: TAIL ROTOR
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft took off, fully flight capable.
Unknown as to mission impact.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P2, 74131 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16522
The Army purchased this helicopter 0667
Total flight hours at this point: 00001473
Date: 02/11/1969
Accident case number: 690211331
Unit: 155 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Ban Me Thuot in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 37828
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O2 SCHRECKENGOST DA
CP W1 CRAWFORD TL
Accident Summary:
ON THE AFTERNOON OF ^11 FEB 69^, A UH-1H AIRCRAFT, SN ^66-16522^, WAS RETURNING TO ITS HOME STATION AT ^BAN ME THOUT, RVN^, WITH A CREW OF FOUR AND FOUR PASSENGERS ABOARD. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN USED THAT DAY TO FLY ROUTINE RESUPPLY MISSIONS IN THE ^DUC LAP-GIA NGHIA^ AREA. AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 11 NM NORTHEAST OF ^GIA NGHIA^ ENROUTE TO ^DUC XUYEN^ A LOUD “POP” WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AREA, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION IMMEDIATELY FOR A CLEAR AREA ALONG THE ROAD HE HAD BEEN FOLLOWING AND MADE A “MAYDAY” CALL ON GUARD FREQUENCY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE SKIDS, ROCKED FORWARD ON THE FRONT OF THE SKIDS AND FINALLY CAME TO REST. DURING THE ROCKING MOTION THE MAIN ROTOR FLEXED ENOUGH TO SEVER THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT JUST FORWARD OF THE 42 DEGREE GEAR BOX. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO DIRECT TWO OTHER ^155TH AHC^ AIRCRAFT TO HIS POSITION. AFTER INSURING THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED, THE GROUP MOVED TO THE HIGHWAY (APPROXIMATELY 50 METERS TO THE NORTH) WHERE THEY WERE PICKED UP BY ONE OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT AND FLOWN DIRECTLY TO ^BAN ME THOUT^.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16522
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 0667.
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