.After landing with throttle at flight idle, a 1/4 ton truck approached to pick up passengers. The main rotor blade struck the whip antenna mounted on the rear of the truck. This sheared off five feet of the antenna and hurled it into the tail rotor.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-00761
The Army purchased this helicopter 0966
Total flight hours at this point: 00001222
Date: 01/02/1969
Accident case number: 690102011
Unit: 173 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Di An in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1148
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 DUBS RD
Accident Summary:
. ACFT AT HOVER WHEN SEV VIB FELT IN PEDALS ACFT SHUT DOWN FOR INSP ACFT SOUND ANTENNA WORKED LOOSE & FLEW INTO TAIL ROTOR \ ANTENNA TO STRIKE T/R BLADES \
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-00761
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 0966.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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