Helicopter UH-1D 65-09861

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09861
The Army purchased this helicopter 0566
Total flight hours at this point: 00000494
Date: 11/02/1966
Unit: 114 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
While Enroute this helicopter was Unknown at 1500 feet and 085 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (12.7MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Aft area
Systems damaged were: FUEL SYS
The self sealing fuel tank developed a leak.
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft was capable of one time flight.
The aircraft was diverted or delayed after completing some 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, 00811, CRAFX, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09861
The Army purchased this helicopter 0566
Total flight hours at this point: 00000494
Date: 11/02/1966
Accident case number: H010
Unit: 114 AHC
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 MEAD LD

Accident Summary:

.ACFT RECD 1 CALIBER RD IN FUEL CELL MADE P/L ACFT RECOVERED

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09861
The Army purchased this helicopter 0566
Total flight hours at this point: 00001528
Date: 07/31/1967
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

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09861
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 0566.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6610 148  422 WAX7AA 114 AVN CO AML   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6611  72  494 WAX7AA 114 AVN CO AML   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6612 112  606 WAX7AA 114 AVN CO AML   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6701 117  723 WAX7AA 114 AVN CO AML   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6702 177  900 WAX7AA 114 AVN CO AML   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6703 127 1027 WAX7AA 114 AVN CO AML   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6704 118 1145 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6705 142 1287 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6706 120 1407 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6707 121 1528 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN

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