Helicopter UH-1H 69-15271
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15271The Army purchased this helicopter 0470
Total flight hours at this point: 00001116
Date: 08/19/1971
Accident case number: 710819101
Unit: 162 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Can-Tho in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 147510
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O3 NICHOLSON D
P X1 LONG TT
CE E4 MONAGHAN JD
G E3 LOCKNER DW
Accident Summary:
AT 1115 HOURS, 19 AUGUST 1971, AIRCRAFT UH-1H, SERIAL NUMBER ^69-15271^, WITH ^CPT NICHOLSON^ AS AC AND ^LT LONG^ AS PILOT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS FF ENGINE POWER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILE DESCENDING FOR AN APPROACH AT VINH LONG HELIPAD, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, COORDINATES XS 068326. AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS BETWEEN 500 AND 800 FEET AND 80 KNOTS ON A DESCENDING BASE OVER THE CITY OF VINH LONG. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONE MACV ADVISOR ON BOARD AND ^LT LONG^ WAS ON THE CONTROLS. BOTH PILOTS WERE ALERTED OF THE EMERGENCY WHEN THE RPM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ^CPT NICHOLSON^ TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN AWAY FROM THE CITY TRYING TO REACH AN OPEN RICE PADDY. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE TURN ALTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS BELOW 300 FEET AND ^CPT NICHOLSON^ ATTENTION WAS DEVOTED TO FINDING AN AREA TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE CIVILIAN HOUSING AREA. ^CPT NICHOLSON^ REALIZED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXTEND HIS GLIDE TO THE OPEN RICE PADDY, DECIDED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN A CANAL. HE INITIATED HIS DECELERATION AT APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT’S MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TREES ON THE NEAR BANK OF THE CANAL AND ^CPT NICHOLSON^ CONTINUED THE DECELERATION, APPLIED INITIAL PITCH AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE LEVEL IN THE WATER OF THE CANAL. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT IN THE WATER AND THE CREW AND PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL TO THE LEFT AND SANK IN THE WATER. THE ONLY VISIBLE PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE TIP OF ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED 7 HOUURS LATER AND WAS TAKEN TO VINH LONG. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF DAMAGE FROM THE RECOVERY DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING UNDER WATER AND HAVING TO BE RIGGED ON ITS SIDE.\\
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information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15271
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0470.
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