Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail
number 68-15591
The Army purchased this helicopter 0568
Total flight hours
at this point: 00001188
Date: 11/07/69
Accident case number: 691107011
The station for this helicopter was Di An in
Number killed in accident =
0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 6036
Source(s) from which the
incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O3 DEGRAW HR
Accident Summary:
WHILE AIRLIFTING AN ELEMENT INTO LZ AC REALIZED WHILE ON SHORT FINAL LZ WAS
NOT ADEQUATE DUE TO HIGH DENSITY ALT & HV LOAD ACFT STARTED TO SETTLE AT
APPROX 6-FT HOVER M/R BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH TREES HOVER WAS SUSTAINED &
TRPS DISEMBARKED ACFT RETURNED TO BASE TO CHECK BLADES
This record was last updated on 05/20/99
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15591
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0469
Total flight hours at this point:
00001919
Date: 11/10/70
Unit: 57 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This
helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
While
on Landing Zone this helicopter was Landing at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South
Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery
launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (B-40 RKT)
causing
Fragmentation Damage.
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: LNNF, CASRP (Lindenmuth
New Format Data Base. Casualty Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15591
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0469
Total flight hours at this point:
00002927
Date: 07/27/72
Accident case number: 720727131
Unit: 57
AHC
The station for this helicopter was Camp Holloway in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 350
Source(s) from
which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2
HUTSON GF
Accident Summary:
THIS WAS A NIGHTHAWK AIRCRAFT AND WAS ON LAST LIGHT VISUAL RECON. OF THE
PERIMETER AT HOLLOWAY AAF. ONE CREWMEMBER THOUGHT HE SPOTTED SOME PEOPLE IN A
FIELD AND THE A/C WENT DOWN LOW LEVEL FOR A CLOSER LOOK. WHEN HE NOTICED A LARGE
TREE TO HIS FRONT. THE A/C APPLIED AFT CYCLIC AND POWER. HOWEVER, HE STRUCK THE
TOP OF THE TREE. BREAKING OUT BOTH CHIN BUBBLES. THE ACFT. LANDED AT HOLLOWAY
WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15591
Date: 600
Unit: VNAF
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-1H tail number
68-15591
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 0469.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6904 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR
6905 14 14 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6906 125 139 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6907 110 249 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6908 143 392 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6909 101 493 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6910 116 609 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6911 116 725 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6912 119 844 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7001 119 963 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7002 103 1066 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7003 52 1118 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7004 94 1212 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7005 118 1330 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7006 141 1471 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7007 105 1576 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7008 98 1674 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7009 100 1774 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7010 93 1867 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7011 52 1919 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7012 87 2006 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7101 88 2094 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7102 42 2136 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7103 70 2206 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7104 0 2206 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7105 48 2254 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7106 40 2294 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7107 60 2354 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7108 85 2439 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7109 66 2505 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7110 32 2537 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7111 53 2590 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7112 27 2617 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7201 38 2655 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7202 65 2720 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7203 30 2750 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7204 57 2807 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7205 56 2863 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7206 39 2902 WAX5AA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7207 25 2927 WAX5AA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7208 3 2930 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7209 0 2930 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7210 0 2930 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7211 0 2930 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7212 0 2930 WC5CAA 388 TC CO VIETNAM RVN
7301 3 2933 WC5CAA 388 TC CO VIETNAM RVN
Printed from databases on: 08/27/00
