Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10090
The Army purchased this helicopter 0866
Total flight hours at this point: 00000249
Date: 11/15/1966
Unit: 173 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Rescue and Recovery mission for Medical Evacuation
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was on Take-Off at 0050 feet and 030 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: COMM SYS, STRUCTURE
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, 00862, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10090
The Army purchased this helicopter 0866
Total flight hours at this point: 00000719
Date: 03/12/1967
Unit: 173 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was an Unknown mission
Unknown this helicopter was Landing at 1000 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 Equipment Section
Systems damaged were: ENGINE
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, 72331 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10090
The Army purchased this helicopter 0866
Total flight hours at this point: 00002222
Date: 01/16/1969
Accident case number: 690116211 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 114 AHC
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 237504
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC W1 KINNAMAN SD
P W1 LAFFICK DH
Accident Summary:
. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLYING A ROUTINE DIRECT COMBAT SUPPORT MISSION AND WAS ENROUTE TO AN OUTPOST ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF ^VINH LONG^ WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED ^VINH LONG AIRFIELD^ AT APPROXIMATELY ^100 HOURS^ AND WAS CLIMBING OUT TO THE EAST AT 700 FPM. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, VISIBILITY WAS GOOD ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY HAZY. HE STATED THEY HAD REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 650 FEET, WITH A FORWARD AIRSPEED OF 60 KNOTS, WHEN HE AND THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT, AND ENGINE RPM WENT TO ZERO. THE PILOT WAS FLYING AT THIS TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CONTROLS. THE IARCRAFT COMMANDER ENTERED AUTOROTATION BY LOWERING THE COLLECTIVE PITCH AND ESTABLISHING AN ATTITUDE FOR MINIMUM RATE OF DESCENT. MEANWHILE, THE PILOT HAD FLIPPED THE TRANSPONDER SWITCH TO EMERGENCY AND WAS BROADCASTING TO ^VINH LONG^ TOWER THAT THEY WERE GOING DOWN EAST OF THE AIRFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S RATE OF DESCENT WAS FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED, AND THAT IN ORDER TO CLEAR SOME TREES AND HOUSES ON SHORT FINAL HE HAD TO PULL A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF PITCH, AND IN DOING SO, HE BLED THE ROTOR RPM DOWN TO 290. AFTER CLEARING THE TREES AND HOUSES, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER STATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY BOTTOMED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH, FLARED, AND STARTED PULLING PITCH AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET TO CUSHION THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT FELLTHROUGH FROM APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET AND CAME TO REST, WITH ALMOST NO FORWARD AIRSPEED, IN A DITCH BETWEEN TWO GRAVE STONES WHICH WERE 4 TO 5 FEET HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT CANTED TO THE LEFT IN THE DITCH BREAKING THE LEFT CHIN BUBBLE ON THE BANK.\\
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0866.
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