Helicopter UH-1B 63-08572

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08572
Date: 12/16/1964
Accident case number: 0B046 Forced Landing without damage Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 0
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P W1 SIMPSON H

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08572
Date: 04/19/1965
Accident case number: 0B882 Substantial Damage Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 73345
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P O3 MOLINELLI
IP O3 SHIPMAN CS

Passengers:
O4 G HAZRRICK, PAX, 1;

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08572
Date: 05/13/1965
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0300 feet and 080 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 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, 11088, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08572
Date: 06/02/1965
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Troop Extraction , Hot Area.
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0300 feet and 070 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 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, 01108, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08572
Date: 08/27/1965
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at 0300 feet and 080 knots.
Not Reported
Helicopter took 2 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 Cockpit
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, STRUCTURE
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any 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, 01311, CASRP, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty Report. )

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