Helicopter UH-1B 63-08554

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08554
Date: 01/20/1965
Accident case number: 0B224 Fatality Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 2106
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC O3 MCDONALD F
P W1 THIBODEAUX
CE E4 ABYO A
G O2 WILLIAMS C

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08554
Date: 02/15/1965
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was an Unknown mission
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Not Reported
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 Forward area
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: UH1P1, 01582, BELL (Bell Helicopter. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08554
Date: 07/17/1966
Accident case number: F652
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: FUEL SYS, ENGINE, OIL SYS
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft was capable of one time flight.
The aircraft was diverted or delayed after completing some mission objectives.
costing 0
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P1, 00401, CRAFX, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. )

Crew Members:
AC BAGLEY C

Accident Summary:

ACFT RECD 3 RDS FROM ENEMY GD FIRE HITS THRU FUEL CELL ENG OIL LINE AND TAIL BOOM

This record was last updated on 10/21/1998

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