Helicopter OH-6A 67-17828
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-17828The Army purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point: 00002166
Date: 06/04/1970
Accident case number: 700604251
Unit: A/2/17 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Quang Tri in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 21170
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W2 BROWN RS
CP O2 BEST RB
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOVERING FROM QUANG TRI POL TO THE REVETMENT AREA HEADING 050 WITH A 270, 5 KNOT WIND. THE PILOT STOPPED AND CHECKED HIS POWER SETTING AT 66 LBS. AS HE BEGAN MOVING FORWARD, ANTI-TORQUE CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 340 BEFORE IT TOUCHED DOWN HEADING IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE SMALL SKID PADS CAUGHT IN THE PSP MATTING. THE ENTIRE LEFT LANDING GEAR DISINTEGRATED AND THE RIGHT SKID TOE BROKE OFF. BOTH ON IMPACT WITH THE PSP. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE RIGHT SKID AND THE MINIGUN. IT SLID IN THIS MANNER IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR 61′ 2″. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT YAWED AGAIN TO THE RIGHT DRAGGING ITS TAIL. THE PILOT FOLLOWED IT UP WITH RIGHT CYCLIC TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT UPRIGHT. IT SLID FOR ANOTHER 32′ 4″ BEFORE COMING TO A STOP RESTING ON THE MINIGUN AND RIGHT SKID HEAL. THE PILOT KEPT HIS CREW IN THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE BLADES STOPPED TURNING AS THERE WAS ONLY 2′ 6″ CLEARANCE FROM THE BLADE TIP AND THE PSP ON THE LEFT SIDE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17828
The Army purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point: 00002781
Date: 08/16/1971
Accident case number: 710816071
Unit: B/229 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Bear Cat in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 15231
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 OBRIEN TJ
P O2 JEFFORDS AB
CE E4 EDQUIST SD
G E4 HARKEY PL
Accident Summary:
THE FLIGHT WAS TO BE A DIRECT COMBAT SUPPORT MISSION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BE UTILIZED AS A COMMAND AND CONTROL SHIP FOR A ‘PINK TEAM’ COMPOSED OF ONE EACH OH-6A, OBSERVATION HELICOPTER AND ONE EACH AH-1G, ATTACK HELICOPTER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARING TO DEPART LAI KHE AAF FOR THE MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED IN A PARALLEL REVETMENT AT LAI KHE AAF FROM WHICH THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS DEPARTING AFTER RECEIVING PERMISSION TO HOVER BY THE CONTROL TOWER. UPON RECEIVING NOTIFICATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS PREPARED TO PICK UP TO A HOVER THE CREW CHIEF AND DOORGUNNER ANNOUNCED ‘CLEAR UP LEFT’ AND ‘CLEAR UP RIGHT’. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER THEN LIFTED THE HELICOPTER TO A HOVER AND BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD FROM THE REVETMENT ON A HEADING OF 230 DEGREES. UPON REACHING THE POINT AT WHICH HE BELIEVED HE HAD CLEARED THE REVETMENT THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ANNOUNCED ‘NOSE RIGHT AND TAIL LEFT’. THE DOORGUNNER ANNOUNCED ‘CLEAR RIGHT’ BUT NO RESPONSE WAS GIVEN BY THE CREW CHIEF WHO DID NOT HAVE THE TALK SWITCH FOR HISINTERCOM IN HIS HAND. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER BEGAN HIS PEDAL TURN WITHOUT RECEIVING CLEARANCE TO TURN THE TAIL TO THE LEFT, AT THIS TIME THE CREW CHIEF SAW THAT THE TAIL ROTOR WOULD NOT CLEAR THE LEFT SIDE OF THE REVETMENT AND HE REACHED FOR HIS TALK SWITCH WHILE WATCHING THE TAIL ROTOR. HE MISSED THE TALK SWITCH ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND BEFORE HE COULD MAKE A SECOND ATTEMPT THE TAIL ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH AN ENGINEER STAKE, USED AS A REVETMENT WALL SUPPORT, AND WITH THE REVETMENT WALL. BOTH PRINTS OF CONTACT WERE APPROXIMATELY 24 INCHES IN FROM THE END OF THE REVETMENT WALL. THE CONTACT WAS MADE BY THE WHITE TAIL ROTOR BLADE WHICH CAUSED THE BLADE TIP TO BE BROKEN OFF THE BLADE FOLLOWED BY SEPARATION OF BOTH TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND THE 90 DEGREE GEAR BOX. THE AIRCRAFT ASSUMED A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE AND BEGAN A RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT/COMMANDER ATTEMPTED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A LEFT SKID HEEL-LOW ATTITUDE AND STILL TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THE AFT CROSSTUBE WAS DRIVEN INTO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT SKID WAS BROKEN, THE TAIL BOOM AND ATTACHING POINTS WERE DAMAGED AS WERE ALL CROSSTUBE ATTACHING POINTS. ALL CREW MEMBERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.\\
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information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17828
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and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 1068.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6810 0 0 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6811 129 129 WDFWA0 COA 9AVBN 9INF VIETNAM RVN 6812 151 280 WDFWA0 COA 9AVBN 9INF VIETNAM RVN 6901 98 378 WDFWA0 COA 9AVBN 9INF VIETNAM RVN 6902 121 499 WDFWA0 COA 9AVBN 9INF VIETNAM RVN 6903 132 631 WDFWA0 COA 9AVBN 9INF VIETNAM RVN 6904 127 758 WDFWA0 COA 9AVBN 9INF VIETNAM RVN 6905 134 892 WDFWA0 COA 9AVBN 9INF VIETNAM RVN 6906 99 991 WDFWA0 COA 9AVBN 9INF VIETNAM RVN 6907 58 1049 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 0 1049 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 0 1049 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 95 1144 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 95 1239 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 119 1358 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 141 1499 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 115 1614 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 115 1729 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 145 1874 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 128 2002 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 164 2166 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 84 2250 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 72 2322 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 121 2443 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 73 2516 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 72 2588 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7012 0 2588 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7101 0 2588 W1BSAA NAVAL AIR CTR LOAN PATUXENT AVSCOM 7102 0 2588 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 7103 0 2588 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 7104 1 2589 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 7105 0 2589 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7106 101 2690 WHB1AA 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 7107 91 2781 WAAXB0 229 ASH BN B CO VIETNAM RVN 7108 0 2781 WAAXB0 229 ASH BN B CO VIETNAM RVN 7109 0 2781 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7110 0 2781 W0Y6AA BEL HEL BAILMENT FT WORTH AVSCOM 7111 0 2781 W0Y6AA BEL HEL BAILMENT FT WORTH AVSCOM 7112 0 2781 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7201 17 2798 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7202 57 2855 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7203 80 2935 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7204 81 3016 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7205 29 3045 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7206 86 3131 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7207 73 3204 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7208 73 3277 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7209 71 3348 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7210 81 3429 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7211 89 3518 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7212 81 3599 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7301 30 3629 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7302 84 3713 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7303 88 3801 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7304 75 3876 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7305 57 3933 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7306 69 4002 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7307 67 4069 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7308 82 4151 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7309 77 4228 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7310 61 4289 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7311 91 4380 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7312 0 4380 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7401 0 4380 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7402 0 4380 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7403 0 4380 W0MUAA SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 7404 0 4380 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7405 0 4380 W0MUAA INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7409 0 4391 W0VC4M SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7410 3 4394 W0VC4M SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7411 0 4394 W0VC4M SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7412 26 4420 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7501 5 4425 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7502 8 4433 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7503 14 4447 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7504 20 4467 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7505 5 4472 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7506 25 4497 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7507 19 4516 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7509 26 4570 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7510 3 4573 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7511 0 4573 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 7512 9 4582 WADQAA 2ND ARMD DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM
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