Accident Summary:
. AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 HOURS, TIGER LEAD, AIRCRAFT SN 66-16841, AND A FLIGHT OF TWENTY-FIVE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE CEMENT PLANT STAGE FIELD TO REFUEL. SINCE THE STAGE FIELD ALREADY HAD AIRCRAFT AT THE POL POINTS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT PARKED OFF THE ACTIVE WAITING FOR POL, TIGER FLIGHT HAD TO SET DOWN ON THE ACTIVE AND WAIT FOR POL. DUE TO THE HIGH DENSITY OF AIRCRAFT PARKED AT THE STAGE FIELD THERE WERE LESS THAN ONE HALF ROTOR DISTANCE BETWEEN AIRCRAFT. WHEN A POL POINT BECAME AVAILABLE, LEAD AIRCRAFT PICKED UP TO A HOVER. THE PILOT CLEARED WITH HIS GUNNER TO "SLIDE LEFT" AND IN DOING SO SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVED TO THE REAR. BEFORE ANYONE COULD WARN THE PILOT THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO BACK INTO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, THE TAIL ROTOR HAD ALREADY MADE CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS SEVERED ON THE LEAD AIRCRAFT THUS CAUSING IT TO GO INTO A RIGHT HAND SPIN. AFTER SEVERAL THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY DEGREE TURNS IN THE AIR, THE PILOT CHOPPED THROTTLE AND MADE SEVERAL MORE TURNS UPON GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP OFF THE ENBANKMENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ACTIVE. MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE NINETY DEGREE GEAR BOX, TAIL ROTOR, AND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16841
The Army purchased this helicopter 0967
Total flight hours at this point: 00003614
Date: 720500
Unit: OS TO CONUS
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: ZC096969
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: VNAF (South Vietnamese Air Force. )
Loss to Inventory
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information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16841
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 0967.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6709 8 8 9221 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6710 0 8 9221 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6711 0 8 9221 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6712 0 8 9221 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6801 1 9 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 4TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 6802 75 84 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6803 152 236 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6804 117 353 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6805 137 490 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 126 616 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 141 757 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6808 177 934 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6809 116 1050 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6810 171 1221 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6811 108 1329 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 187 1516 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 136 1652 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 145 1797 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 160 1957 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 115 2072 WDUXAA 191 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 0 2072 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 0 2072 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6907 0 2072 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6908 0 2072 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6909 2 2074 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6910 4 2078 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6911 0 2078 WDFHAA HHC 520T BN34GP VIETNAM RVN 6912 112 2190 WAYCAA 121 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 101 2291 WAYCAA 121 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 133 2424 WAYCAA 121 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 159 2583 WAYCAA 121 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 132 2715 WAYCAA 121 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 73 2788 WAYCAA 121 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 114 2902 WAYCAA 121 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 138 3040 WAYCAA 121 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 0 3040 WAYCAA 121 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 10 3050 WAYCAA 121 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 14 3064 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 0 3064 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7012 0 3064 W1BSAA OFC NAV RESCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ELECTRON 7101 0 3064 W1BSAA NAVAL AIR CTR LOAN PATUXENT AVSCOM 7102 0 3064 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 7103 5 3069 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 7104 0 3069 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7105 97 3166 WAX7AA 114 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7106 41 3207 WAX7AA 114 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7107 40 3247 WAX7AA 114 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7108 87 3334 WAX7AA 114 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7109 109 3443 WAX7AA 114 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7110 32 3475 WAX7AA 114 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7111 16 3491 WAX7AA 114 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7112 51 3542 WAX7AA 114 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7201 72 3614 WCLSAA 388 TC CO VIETNAM RVN 7202 0 3614 WCLSAA 388 TC CO VIETNAM RVN 7203 0 3614 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 3614 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 3614 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 3614 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 3614 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 0 3614 W0Y6AA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7209 0 3614 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7210 0 3614 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM
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