Helicopter UH-1H 69-15204

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15204
The Army purchased this helicopter 0370
Total flight hours at this point: 00000665
Date: 09/27/1970
Accident case number: 700927101 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 114 AHC
South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 244345
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
P O4 TRANTER VB
CP O3 CLARK JJ
CE E4 WISEMAN KC
G E3 MIDGETT RG

Accident Summary:

. AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS ON 27 SEP 1970 THE MISSION TO FLY TO CAN THO AND PICK UP REPLACEMENTS WAS ASSIGNED AND THE CREW ASSEMBLED. NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT ACTIVITIES (FLIGHT PLAN FILED, PRE-FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCOMPLISHED, ENGINE RUN-UP) WERE ACCOMPLISHED. TAKE-OFF CLEARANCE WAS REQUESTED, GRANTED, AND A HOVER FROM REVETMENT 114 ATTEMPTED. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARING THE REVETMENT, THE NOSE YAWED SLIGHTLY LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STINGER HIT THE REVETMENT, SETTING UP A TREMENDOUS VIBRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT APPLIED AFT CYCLIC AND THE AIRCRAFT BACKED UP. THE 1ST PILOT BOTTOMED THE COLLECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND HEADING 020 DEGREES IN A SLIGHT RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE 42-DEGREE GEAR BOX WAS SEVERED AT STATION 420. THE TRANSMISSION, MAST, MAIN ROTOR BLADE, AND BLADES WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT BY HYDRAULIC LINES, PUSH-PULL TUBES, OIL LINES, AND WLECTRICAL WIRING. \\

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15204
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 0370.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
7003   0    0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT        IN TRANSIT                  AVCOMCTR
7004  51   51 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7005 157  208 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7006 167  375 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7007 123  498 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7008  93  591 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7009  74  665 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7010   0  665 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7011   0  665 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS  VIETNAM                     RVN

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