. THE AIRCRAFT AND CREW HAD BEEN FLYING A ROUTINE COMBAT ASSAULT MISSION AND WERE ENROUTE TO VINH LONG WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM AN OPERATION IN THE VICINITY OF SOC TRANG, RVN, AND WAS RETURNING TO HOME BASE AT 2,000 FEET ALTITUDE. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE CRUSING STAT 2,000 FEET AND 110 KNOTS AIRSPEED, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A YAWING TO THE RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN, THE PILOT TRIED TO CONTROL THE YAW BY VARIOUS TECHNIQUES BUT WAS UNABLE TO SUCCEED. HE THEN ENTERED AUTOROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE YAW. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GROUND, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT RELATIVELY STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH AN AIRSPEED OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS, IT AGAIN YAWED TO THE RIGHT, SKIDDED ACROSS A DIKE LINE TEARING OFF THE SKIDS AND CROSSTUBES, SETTLED ON THE FUSELAGE AND WAS PREVENTED FROM TURNING OVER BY THE WING STORES.\\
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information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15860
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 1268.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6812 0 0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6901 0 0 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6902 30 30 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 79 109 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 82 191 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 0 191 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6906 0 191 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6907 0 191 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6908 0 191 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6909 0 191 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6910 0 191 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6911 0 191 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6912 0 191 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7001 6 197 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7002 0 197 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7003 1 198 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7004 77 275 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7005 59 334 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7006 47 381 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7007 64 445 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7008 35 480 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7009 104 584 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7010 91 675 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7011 62 737 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7012 23 760 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7101 55 815 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7102 66 881 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7103 85 966 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7104 29 995 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7105 84 1079 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7106 86 1165 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7107 16 1181 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7108 77 1258 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7109 17 1275 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7110 0 1275 W0L808 SUPPLY DIV 3RD ARMY HUNTER AAF 3RD ARMY 7111 7 1282 W0L808 SUPPLY DIV 3RD ARMY HUNTER AAF 3RD ARMY 7112 55 1337 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7201 44 1381 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7202 67 1448 W0L808 USAAVNS ELE AVN SCHOOL FORT STEWART CONARCAS 7203 51 1499 W0L808 SUPPLY DIV 3RD ARMY HUNTER AAF 3RD ARMY 7204 73 1572 W0L808 197TH AVN CO 3RD ARMY FORT BENNING 3RD ARMY 7205 54 1626 W0L808 197TH AVN CO 3RD ARMY FORT BENNING 3RD ARMY 7206 79 1705 W0L808 197TH AVN CO 3RD ARMY FORT BENNING 3RD ARMY 7207 74 1779 W0L808 197TH AVN CO 3RD ARMY FORT BENNING 3RD ARMY 7208 17 1796 W0VA4B SUPPLY DIV 3RD ARMY HUNTER AAF 3RD ARMY 7209 6 1802 W0VA4B SUPPLY DIV 3RD ARMY HUNTER AAF 3RD ARMY 7210 1 1803 W0VA4B INSTALLATIN SUP 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7211 0 1803 W0VA4B INSTALLATIN SUP 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7212 10 1813 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7301 6 1819 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7302 0 1819 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7303 4 1823 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7304 13 1836 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7305 0 1836 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7306 22 1858 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7307 5 1863 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7308 3 1866 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7309 9 1875 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7310 5 1880 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7311 0 1880 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7312 2 1882 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7401 0 1882 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7402 0 1882 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7403 0 1882 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7404 0 1882 W0U48A INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7405 0 1882 W0U48A INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7406 0 1882 W0U48A INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7410 0 1882 W0MUAA US ARMY DEPOT IN MAINT CORPUS CHRISTI AVSCOM 7411 0 1882 W0MUAA US ARMY DEPOT IN MAINT CORPUS CHRISTI AVSCOM 7412 0 1882 W0MUAA US ARMY DEPOT IN MAINT CORPUS CHRISTI AVSCOM 7501 0 1882 W0MUAA US ARMY DEPOT AWTG DISP CORPUS CHRISTI AVSCOM 7502 3 1885 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN TRANSIT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7503 11 1896 W0U34B SUPPLY DIV 1ST ARMY FORT BRAGG FORSCOM 7504 0 1896 W0U34B SUPPLY DIV 1ST ARMY FORT BRAGG FORSCOM 7505 0 1896 W0U34B SUPPLY DIV 1ST ARMY FORT BRAGG FORSCOM 7506 0 1896 W0U34B SUPPLY DIV 1ST ARMY FORT BRAGG FORSCOM 7507 0 1896 W0U34B SUPPLY DIV 1ST ARMY FORT BRAGG FORSCOM 7508 4 1900 WAA6FF 82ND ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT BRAGG FORSCOM 7509 13 1913 WAA6FF 82ND ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT BRAGG FORSCOM 7510 5 1918 WAA6FF 82ND ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT BRAGG FORSCOM 7511 6 1924 WAA6FF 82ND ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT BRAGG FORSCOM 7512 17 1941 WAA6FF 82ND ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT BRAGG FORSCOM
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