Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail
number 68-16075
The Army purchased this helicopter 0769
Total flight hours
at this point: 00000504
Date: 06/03/70
Accident case number: 700603201
Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 57 AHC
The station for this
helicopter was An Khe in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . .
Injured = 5 . . Passengers = 3
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:
AC W1
JACKSON KM
P W1 BLACKBURN LH
CE E4 HIPPS JE
G E4 JOHNSON RN
Passengers:
, MS, G; O3 DJ COOLEDGE, PAX, D; E4 RT BRODERSON, PAX,
D;
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON A RESUPPLU MISSION TO A REMOTE LANDING ZONE, CIRCLED
AND MADE ITS APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A 25 TO 30 FOOT HOVER OVER THE DROP
ZONE TO KICK OUT THE SUPPLIES ONBOARD. THE ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO BLEED AND THE
AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SETTLE. THE PILOT IN CHARGE PULLED IN MORE POWER AND THE
AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BLEED AND SETTLE. AS THE RPM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE
PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT. HE NOSED THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND
REDUCED COLLECTIVE TO REBUILD RPM. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE AND BLEED
UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE TREES ABOUT 75 METERS AWAY FROM THE DROP
ZONE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. UNSERVICEABLE ITEM.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16075
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0769
Total flight hours at this point:
00000900
Date: 07/03/70
Accident case number: 700703091
Unit: 3 BDE 9
INF
The station for this helicopter was Quan Loi in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5555
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 ROGERS WR
Accident Summary:
WHILE INFLIGHT, A FIRE DELVELOPED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AIRCRAFT LANDED
AT SONG BE WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number
68-16075
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 0769.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6907 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR
6908 12 12 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6909 104 116 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6910 141 257 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6911 111 368 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6912 108 476 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7001 28 504 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7002 53 557 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7003 40 597 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7004 129 726 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7005 174 900 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7006 0 900 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
7007 0 900 WC5CAA 604 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
7008 0 900 WC5CAA 604 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
7009 0 900 WC5CAA 604 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
Printed from databases on: 08/27/00