.TR STRUCK TREE WHILE HV SIDEWAYS TO INTENDED TOUCH DOWN POINT
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09717
The Army purchased this helicopter 0366
Total flight hours at this point: 00001401
Date: 12/13/1967
Unit: 114 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was at Hover at 0003 feet and 000 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 Cockpit
Systems damaged were: UNK
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: UH1P2, 74445 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09717
The Army purchased this helicopter 0366
Total flight hours at this point: 00001607
Date: 02/26/1968
Unit: 114 AHC
South Vietnam
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09717
The Army purchased this helicopter 0366
Total flight hours at this point: 00001607
Date: 02/26/1968
Accident case number: 680226171
Unit: 114 AHC
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 1
costing 109158
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 HUDSPETH LA
P W1 THACKER RJ
Passengers:
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E4 PHILLIPSFN, PAX, D;
Accident Summary:
.During flight, aircraft turned slightly to the left. Engine instruments showed transmission oil press at zero. No master caution light was on. During autorotation at 1500 feet, the aircraft turned left and pitched slightly nose down with no response to aft cyclic until 300 feet. Controls were stiff and aircraft continued to turn left. Aircraft was turned and touched down was on right skid. Aircraft rolled on its right side. Transmission failure suspected
This record was last updated on 01/05/1997
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09717
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 0366.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6610 114 502 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6611 53 555 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6612 20 575 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6701 118 693 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6702 116 809 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6703 2 811 3481 POST SUPPLY 6TH ARMY FORT ORD 6TH ARMY 6704 2 813 3481 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM 6705 69 882 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6706 76 958 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6707 63 1021 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6708 118 1139 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6709 78 1217 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6710 34 1251 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6711 52 1303 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6712 98 1401 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6801 103 1504 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6802 103 1607 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6803 0 1607 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6804 0 1607 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6805 0 1607 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 0 1607 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 0 1607 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
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