Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 65-09487
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0366
Total flight hours at this point:
00001939
Date: 04/25/69
Accident case number: 690425021
Unit: 57
AHC
The station for this helicopter was Kontum in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5500
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 DELANEY JR
P W1 BROWN FM
Accident Summary:
A/C REFUELD AT DAK TO & CE & GUNNER GOT OFF A/C TO PERMIT A/C TO HOVR TO RVTMNT AS A/C APPROACHED RVTMNT T/B SWUNG INTO & T/R MADE CONTACT WITH A CH34 M/R/B WHICH WAS SHUT DWN PART OF EA T/R/B BROKEN OFF BLADE STRIKE CAUSED SUDDEN STOP DRIVE TRN
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 65-09487
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0366
Total flight hours at this point:
00001939
Date: 05/11/69
Unit: 57 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid
coordinates: AR782884
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss
database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number
65-09487
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 0366.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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