Helicopter UH-1H 66-16408
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16408The Army purchased this helicopter 0567
Total flight hours at this point: 00000046
Date: 08/17/1967
Unit: 45 MED
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Rescue and Recovery mission for Medical Evacuation
Unknown this helicopter was Landing at 0100 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 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 Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P2, 73445 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16408
The Army purchased this helicopter 0567
Total flight hours at this point: 00002500
Date: 12/13/1970
Accident case number: 701213021 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 335 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Dong Tam in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XS405443
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 1
costing 244345
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P W2 SELIG WM
Passengers:
E4 RP FLEMING, TIP, D;
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO THE WEST FROM THE 335TH AHC MAINTENANCE AREA, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 METERS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AND CLIMBOUT WAS ESTABLISHED. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AND 50 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT YAWED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. MIDWAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN YAWED TO THE RIGHT, THIS TIME VIOLENTLY. AT THIS THE PILOT ASSUMED TAIL ROTOR FAILURE AND CONTINUED HIS RIGHT TURN TO LAND AT THE ASPHALT RUNWAY ON THE SOUTHWESTERN END OF THE COMPOUND. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SLOW SPIN TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE SLIGHTLY AND ADDED FORWARD CYCLIC IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENDING AND THE SPIN BECAME MORE VIOLENT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN AN UPRIGHT ATTITUDE WITH NO APPARENT GROUND SPEED. ALL THE WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED AT THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TAIL ROTOR HUB AND BLADE ASSEMBLY.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16408
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 0567.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6705 1 1 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 6706 0 1 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 6707 1 2 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6708 44 46 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6709 46 92 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6710 54 146 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6711 35 181 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6712 49 230 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6801 26 256 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6802 39 295 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6803 41 336 3236 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6804 85 421 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6805 84 505 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 87 592 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 49 641 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6808 52 693 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6809 0 693 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6810 87 780 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6811 56 836 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 61 897 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 57 954 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 19 973 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 75 1048 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 45 1093 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 55 1148 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 84 1232 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 70 1302 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 63 1365 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 39 1404 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 90 1494 WBMZAA 45 MED CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 67 1561 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 6912 0 1561 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7001 0 1561 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7002 0 1561 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7003 2 1563 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7004 99 1662 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 157 1819 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 101 1920 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 139 2059 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 119 2178 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 115 2293 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 83 2376 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 124 2500 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
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