Helicopter UH-1H 66-16797
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16797The Army purchased this helicopter 0967
Total flight hours at this point: 00001602
Date: 06/02/1969
Accident case number: 690602183
Unit: A/229 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Bien Hoa in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 0
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16797
The Army purchased this helicopter 0967
Total flight hours at this point: 00001625
Date: 07/04/1969
Accident case number: 690704071
Unit: A/229 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Binh Hoa in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 53420
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 BENSON HE
P W1 FLEMING TJ
CE COOPER
G GRAVELLE
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS NUMBER 4 IN A FLIGHT OF FIVE SHIPS WORKING RF MISSIONS FOR AN ARVN INFANTRY UNIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 1:40 PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE CREW OF THE SHIP HAD NOTICED NOTHING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT INDICATED ANY MAINTENANCE PROBELMS. ON THE SECOND MISSION OF THE MORNING THE FLIGHT HAD BOARDED THEIR FIRST SORTIE OF TROOPS FROM THE PZ TO THE LZ PRIOR TO THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ON THIS SORTIE THE PILOT PULLED 42 POUNDS OF TORQUE AND 98% N1. AFTER CLEARING ALL BARRIERS HE REDUCED POWER FOR A NORMAL CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER TOOK THE SHIP ON THE 2ND LIFT OUT OF THE PZ AND PULLED APPROXIMATELY 40 POUNDS OF TORQUE AND 97% N1 WITH A LOAD OF SEVEN (7) PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AFTER CLEARING ALL BARRIERS ON TAKE OFF, HE REDUCED HIS POWER TO ABOUT 37 LBS. OF TORQUE. HE HAD JUST PULLED INTO HIS SLOT IN TRAIL FORMATION WHEN A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IMMEDIATELY THE READINGS ON THE N1 AND N2 TACHOMETERS BEGAN TO DROP RAPIDLY AND THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ENTERED AUTOROTATION. AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1200 FEET AND 80 KNOTS WITH 37 LBS OF TORQUE AND HEADING 090. ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS HAD INDICATION IN THE GREEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FLIGHT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AUTOROTATED TO A LARGE, BUT ROUGH FIELD AND MADE HIS FINAL APPROACH SLIGHTLY DOWNWIND. UPON REACHING AN ALTITUDE JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER BEGAN A STEADY APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVE PITCH. HE LANDED IN THE FIELD, SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY AN AIRCRAFT LENGTH, AND HIT A MOUND OF DIRT COMPARABLE TO A DIKE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THIS DIKE IT ROCKED FORWARD LIGHTLY ON THE SKIDS AND THE RIGHT SKID COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER INSURE THAT ALL SWITCHES WERE OFF AND PASSENGERS AND CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS A SLIGHT FIRE WHICH WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16797
The Army purchased this helicopter 0967
Total flight hours at this point: 00001625
Date: 08/26/1969
Unit: A/229 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
The helicopter was hit in the Engine Compartment
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, PERSONNEL
Casualties = YES . .
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft Destroyed.
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: LNNF, CRAFX (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. )
Loss to Inventory
This record was last updated on 07/25/1998
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16797
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 0967.
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