.While hovering preparing to drop supplies, the aircraft lost power and settled into bamboo trees which cut the rotor blades. The aircraft landed hard.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16201
The Army purchased this helicopter 0367
Total flight hours at this point: 00000388
Date: 11/29/1967
Unit: 48 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was Landing at 0200 feet and 070 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, 74178 ()
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16201
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 0367.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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