. AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 HOURS, KNIGHT 218 LEFT VINH LONG DESTINATION CAC LANH. KNIGHT 218 WAS THE TRAIL SHIP IN A FIVE SHIP FORMATION. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO MAKE THEIR INSERTIONS. ON THE THIRD LIFT KNIGHT 218 CAME INTO THE PZ AND PICKED UP EIGHT ARVN SOLDIERS. TWO POW'S WERE ALSO LOADED ON THE AIRCRAFT WHICH GAVE THE AIRCRAFT A TOTAL OF TEN PLUS S A CREW OF FOUR. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER, THEN MADE A HOVER CHECK IN PREPARATION FOR TAKE OFF. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SWING TO THE RIGHT. WO1 JARRETT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED LEFT PEDAL TO COUNTERACT THE RIGHT TURN. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS RIGHT TURN WO1 JARRETT ENTERED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED A POSITION APPROXIMATELY 180 FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE LEFT REAR PORTION OF THE SKID STRUCK A DIKE AND COLLAPSED. THE CREW CHIEF IMMEDIATELY UNBUCKLED AND OPENED THE DOOR FOR THE PILOT AND THEN WENT AROUND THE AIRCRAFT AND OPENED THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER'S DOOR. THE TEN PASSENGERS HAD ALREADY LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. NONE OF THE PASSENGERS OR CREW WERE INJURED.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17218
Date: 740823
South Vietnam
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
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 67-17218
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 0168.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6801 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6802 60 60 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6803 145 205 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6804 169 374 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6805 126 500 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 97 597 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 101 698 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6808 93 791 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6809 61 852 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6810 101 953 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6811 140 1093 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 139 1232 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 119 1351 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 99 1450 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 105 1555 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 90 1645 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 98 1743 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 94 1837 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 103 1940 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 104 2044 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 90 2134 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 96 2230 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 96 2326 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 44 2370 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 80 2450 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 96 2546 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 99 2645 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 60 2705 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 0 2705 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7006 0 2705 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7007 0 2705 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7008 0 2705 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7009 0 2705 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7010 2 2707 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7011 0 2707 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7012 0 2707 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
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