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Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17321
The Army purchased this helicopter 0368
Total flight hours at this point: 00000684
Date: 09/23/1970
Accident case number: 700923141
Unit: 114 AHC
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 19500
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 PECK DA
P W1 WALTERS LE
Accident Summary:
. ON 23 SEPTEMBER 1970 AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 HOURS, WO1 DOUGLAS A. PECK AND HIS CREW WERE APPROACHING A PICK-UP ZONE LOCATED AT GRID COORDINATES XR3197 FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE AIRCRAFT (321) WAS LEADSHIP IN A FLIGHT OF 5 SHIPS. AS HIS SHIP APPROACHED THE PICK-UP ZONE HE ENTERED DECELLERATION AS TO SLOW HIS AIRSPEED. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME NEARER THE PICK-UP ZONE IT WAS NECESSARY TO ADD MORE DECELLERATION AND A RIGHT BANK TO AVOID RECEIVING MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRIKE FROM A TREE LINE WHICH RUN PERPENDICULAR TO HIS APPROACH PATH. WHEN DOING SO THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK SOME WATER IN A RICE PADDY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE 90 DEGREE GEAR BOX WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING NO ANTI-TORQUE CONTROL. IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER TO ENTER AUTOROTATION FROM A HOVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER APPROXIMATELY A 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17321
Date: 711200
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YS135940
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 67-17321
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0368.
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