Accident Summary:
. AIRCRAFT WAS LEADING A COBRA LIGHT FIRE TEAM ON A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. CPT HENEVELD ATTEMPTED TO LAUNCH FOUR PAIR OF ROCKETS CONSECUTIVELY, IN RAPID SUCCESSION. THE ROCKETS WERE BEING FIRED FROM SM-159C ROCKET LAUNCHERS THAT WERE MOUNTED TO THE INBOARD ATTACHING POINTS AND WERE LOADED WITH 17 LB. WARHEADS, FUSE M423. THE FIRST ROCKET FIRED, HUNG IN THE LAUNCHER MOMENTARILY CAUSING THE AFT MOUNT TO BREAK LOOSE. THIS IN TURN TWISTED THE FRONT OF THE LEFT LAUNCHER INBOARD APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES. THREE MORE ROCKETS FIRED AND THE WARHEADS PENETRATED THE SKIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, JUST AVOVE AND TO THE REAR OF THE FORWARD AMMUNITION BAY DOOR, BETWEEN STATION NUMBER 170 AND 180. THE PENETRATION WAS NOT FELT BY THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER NOR THE PILOT. CPT HENEVELD ATTEMPTED TO JETTISON THE INBOARD PODS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN BACK TO CU CHI BASE CAMP AND PLACED IN ITS REVETMENT. AT THIS TIME CPT HENEVELD WAS ADVISED THAT THE THREE ROCKETS HAD PENETRATED HIS AIRCRAFT AND WERE STILL STICKING IN THE SIDE. EOD PERSONNEL WERE IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTRACTING THE ROCKETS.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15159
The Army purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point: 00000808
Date: 10/11/1970
Unit: 114 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0800 feet and 110 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)
Systems damaged were: N/R
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: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15159
The Army purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point: 00000827
Date: 11/14/1970
Unit: 611 TC CO
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0700 feet and 100 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: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
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: JSIDR, CASRP (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty Report. )
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15159
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 0569.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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