Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13612
Date: 04/11/1966
Accident case number: 0E423 Fatality Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 350
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P CW DAVIS WP
CP W1 LANSFORD O
CE E5 MITCHELL R
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13612
Date: 06/24/1966
Accident case number: F353
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:
AC OWENS RB
Accident Summary:
.ACFT EXP ANTI TORQUE FAIL REDUCED SPEED FLEW ACFT 10 MIN TO HELIPORT FAIL OF BEARINGS IN TR CONTROL TUBE
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13612
Date: 07/07/1966
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Troop Extraction , Hot Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was Climbing at 0050 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. (5.6MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Passenger Cargo Section
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
for 5.00
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P1, 00372, FM48 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13612
The Army purchased this helicopter 0465
Total flight hours at this point: 00001066
Date: 11/02/1966
Accident case number: H158
Unit: A/227 AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 550
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P ADAMS B
Accident Summary:
.ACFT CAME TO HV AFTER OFF LOADING TROOPS MOVING FORWARD PLT NOTICED BIND IN COLLECTIVE CONT LDG ACFT TD ON SMALL STUMP HIDDEN BY GRASS PUNCTURED FUEL CELL CAUSE OF COLLECTIVE BIND UNK
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13612
The Army purchased this helicopter 0465
Total flight hours at this point: 00001066
Date: 11/10/1966
Accident case number: H114
Unit: A/227 AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 20
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P HOSMUN DR
Accident Summary:
.ON LDG IN AREA W/2 FT GRASS STUMP PUNCTURED UNDER SIDE OF ACFT
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13612
The Army purchased this helicopter 0465
Total flight hours at this point: 00001066
Date: 11/29/1966
Accident case number: H444
Unit: A/227 AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 6
costing 9160
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC THORNE CC
P DUKE JE
Accident Summary:
.ACFT OVER 8 FT HIGH SCRUB TREES IN LZ TR STRUCK DEAD TREE DIR CONT LOST ACFT LANDED
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13612
The Army purchased this helicopter 0465
Total flight hours at this point: 00001953
Date: 01/08/1968
Accident case number: 680108081 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 114 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XS058350
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 228554
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:
AC W1 FALTYNSKI JD
P O2 WILLIAMS JA
Accident Summary:
.On climb out, explosive noise came from engine area, all power lost. Autorotation resulted in hard landing. Aircraft rolled to right side in ditch. Cause producer turbine and rotor
This record was last updated on 01/05/1997
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13612
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 0465.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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