Helicopter UH-1H 67-17832
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17832The Army purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point: 00001202
Date: 08/13/1969
Accident case number: 690813251
Unit: 187 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Tay Ninh in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 3750
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O3 WINSATT WH
Accident Summary:
CHALK 3 AIRCRAFT (67-17832) IN RIGHT TURN FLEW TOO CLOSE TO LEAD AIRCRAFT. (68-15478). CHALK 3’S MAIN ROTOR BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES OF THE LEAD A/C. THERE WAS INCIDENT DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES OF BOTH AIRCRAFT.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17832
The Army purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point: 00001398
Date: 10/16/1969
Accident case number: 691016041
Unit: 187 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Tay Ninh in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 4792
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 SCHEFFIN RW
Accident Summary:
AS SMOKE SHIP WAS COMING OUT OF SMOKE RUN IT WAS HIT BY SCHRAPNEL FR ROCKETS BEING FIRED INTO LZ BY GUNSHIPS ICDT DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17832
The Army purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point: 00001407
Date: 11/12/1969
Accident case number: 691112281
Unit: 187 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Tay Ninh in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 9000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 THOMPSON JD
P O3 SURRIDGE JE
CE E4 ROYAL BL
G E4 GRINK EP
Passengers:
AIR COMMANDER, MCO, G;
Accident Summary:
AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING CHALK TWO, IN A FLIGHT OF SEVEN AIRCRAFT, IN A STAGGERED TRAIL RIGHT FORMATION. ON TAKEOFF FROM TAY NINH BASE CAMP, THE PILOT , CPT SURRIDGE, HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT FLEW DIRECTLY TO THE PZ. THE PZ HAD FOUR TO SIX FOOT TALL ELEPHANT GRASS IN IT AND MANY TREE STUMPS AND A FEW TREES SCATTERED AROUND IN IT. AS THE FLIGHT APPROACHED THE PZ THE PILOT, ASKED THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WHICH LOAD OF TROOPS WAS HIS, BECAUSE THE TROOPS WERE SCATTERED AND PARTLY HIDDEN BY THE TALL ELEPHANT GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER SAID THE TROOPS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PICK UP WERE BY THE MARKING SMOKE. ON SHORT FINAL TO THE PZ THE PILOT HAD TO SWING OUT TO THE RIGHT OF THE FLIGHT TO AVOID A TALL TREE IN HIS FLIGHT PATH. AFTER FLYING AROUND THE TREE THE PILOT TURNED HIS AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY BACK TO THE LEFT TO GET BACK IN THE FLIGHT AND CONTINUED HIS APPROACH TO THE PZ. CPT SURRIDGE WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHICH LOAD OF TROOPS WAS HIS, BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO MARKING SMOKES IN THE PZ, AND CONTINUED HIS APPROACH TO THE WRONG LOAD OF TROOPS. ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER REALIZED THE PILOT WAS GOING TO THE WRONG LOAD OF TROOPS. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AT THIS TIME PUT HIS HAND ON THE CYCLIC AND PUSHED IT SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT TRYING TO INDICATE TO THE PILOT TO GO TO THE RIGHT SMOKE NOT THE LEFT ONE. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A DECELERATING ATTITUDE, TAIL LOW, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIDE SLIP TO THE RIGHT AND HAD STOPPED ITS FORWARD MOTION. JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS SIDE SLIP TO THE RIGHT STILL IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A TREE STUMP HIDDEN IN THE TALL ELEPHANT GRASS. WHEN THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE TREE STUMP THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER IMMEDIATELY REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER IMMEDIATELY ROLLED OFF THE THROTTLE AND EXECUTED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE IT WAS IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER OVER CONTROLLED SLIGHTLY AND LANDED ON THE LEFT FRONT SKID FIRST. THIS RESULTED IN SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT SKID ON FRONT OF THE CROSS TUBE. THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN TO REMOVE ALL RADIOS AND WEAPONS. THEY LOADED THE RADIOS AND WEAPONS ONTO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PZ.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17832
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 1068.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6810 0 0 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6811 101 101 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 126 227 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 124 351 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 93 444 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 118 562 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 118 680 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 122 802 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 117 919 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 173 1092 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 110 1202 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 84 1286 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 112 1398 WDUTAA 187 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 9 1407 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 0 1407 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 0 1407 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 7002 0 1407 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7003 0 1407 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7004 0 1407 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7005 3 1410 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7006 0 1410 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7007 0 1410 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 111 1521 WGPRAA 336 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 142 1663 WGPRAA 336 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 60 1723 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 107 1830 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7012 77 1907 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7101 107 2014 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7102 132 2146 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7103 53 2199 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7104 76 2275 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7105 75 2350 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7106 113 2463 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7107 99 2562 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7108 118 2680 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7109 93 2773 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7110 81 2854 WGPQAA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7111 49 2903 WGPQAA 61 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7112 55 2958 WGPQAA 61 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7201 0 2958 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7202 0 2958 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7203 0 2958 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 2958 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 2958 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 2958 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 2958 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 0 2958 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7209 0 2958 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7210 13 2971 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7211 38 3009 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7212 17 3026 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7301 28 3054 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7302 0 3054 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7303 0 3054 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7304 9 3063 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7305 36 3099 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7306 31 3130 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7307 23 3153 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7308 0 3153 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7309 44 3197 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7310 42 3239 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7311 14 3253 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7312 0 3253 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7401 0 3253 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7402 33 3286 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7403 35 3321 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7404 45 3366 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7405 18 3384 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7409 35 3534 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7410 10 3544 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7411 19 3563 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7412 0 3563 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7501 1 3564 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7502 28 3592 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7503 11 3603 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7504 16 3619 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7505 0 3619 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7506 0 3619 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7507 0 3619 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7509 0 3619 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7510 0 3619 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7511 0 3619 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7512 0 3619 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM
Please send additions or corrections to:
Gary Roush
43 Overbrook Road
Painted Post, NY 14870
Send comments and questions to the VHPA at ( [email protected] )
Printed from databases on: 06/10/2000
Return to Main Index
Copyright © 1998 and 1999 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association