Helicopter AH-1G 68-17030

Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-17030
The Army purchased this helicopter 0969
Total flight hours at this point: 00000405
Date: 04/08/1970
Unit: 114 AHC
South Vietnam
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
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Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-17030
Date: 04/09/1970
Accident case number: 700409021 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 114 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Da Nang 01 in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 456401
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P W1 ZAZZALI DB
CP W2 SHEPPARD RE

Accident Summary:

. OIL BYPASS WARNING LT CAME ON IN FLY & ACFT WAS LAND. AFTER LNDG CREW EXITED ACFT THE ENG CAUGHT FIRE. ENG OIL LINE FAILURE SUSP.\\ ARADMAC\\ ORGINALLY INPUTED AS P/L, CHANGED ON "711118" TO MAJ-TOTAL\\

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-17030
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 0969.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6909   4    4 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVCOM        
6910   0    4 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVCOM        
6911  72   76 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6912 112  188 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001  97  285 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002  66  351 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003  54  405 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN

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