Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15205
The Army purchased this helicopter 0867
Total flight hours at this point: 00000601
Date: 07/05/68
Accident case number: 680705101
Unit: A/7/17 CAV
The station for this helicopter was An Khe in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 3 . . Passengers = 0
costing 6999
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC O3 JACKSON JA
P W1 ROGERS JK
CE E4 MCCUNE JM
G E4 QUICK GD

Accident Summary: After preflight inspection, the aircraft departed for the area of operations at 0815 hours. After landing at Dak To, the aircraft was refueled, shut down, and a post flight inspection performed. During the morning flights, the aircraft flew approximately 3 hours and no malfunctions occurred. At 1500 hours CPT Jackson departed Dak To enroute to Camp Enari to pick up equipment needed to remain over night at Dak To. At approximately 1520 hours, while flying at 800 feet absolute and an airspeed of 85 knots, the crew noticed a hum from the engine compartment and felt a slight vibration through the floor. The aircraft commander checked the instruments and saw that the EGT was rising. The EGT reached 680 degrees centigrade. CPT Jackson called his wingman and told him he was doing a 180 degree turn and was going north to Plei Mrong Special Forces camp to land. Plei Mrong was only 5 minutes flight time from his location. Halfway through the turn the engine failed completely. CPT Jackson turned the aircraft to an east heading and autorotated towards the only open field he could reach. He started his deceleration at approximately 80 feet and decided to touchdown with zero airspeed due to the terrain. The aircraft touched down with approximately 10 knots of airspeed and on a heading of 120 degrees. The aircraft slid approximately 1/2 the length of the helicopter. The terrain was rolling and soft and covered with 2-3 foot grass and small trees. The aircraft hit a small mound of dirt on touch down which was hidden by the grass. The main rotor blade flexed and barely grazed the tail rotor drive shaft. The skids were pushed to the rear damaging the undercarriage of the aircraft. The autorotation was made with a quartering tail wind. The aircraft was evacuated to the 7/17 Cav maintenance area for inspection This record was last updated on 04/16/97

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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0867.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6708   9    9 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV  1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY
6709  44   53 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV  1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY
6710  30   83 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV  1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY
6711  38  121 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV  1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY
6712  38  159 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV  1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY
6801   0  159 W05AAA 7THSQ 1ST AIRCV  1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY
6802   0  159 3300   355 AVN CO       4TH ARMY   FORT SILL        4TH ARMY
6803 128  287 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN
6804 110  397 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN
6805 106  503 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN
6806  98  601 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN
6807   0  601 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6808   0  601 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM
6809   0  601 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM
6810   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6811   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6812   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6901   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6902   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6903   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6904   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6905   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6906   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6907   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6908   0  601 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6909   0  605 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6910   0  606 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6911   0  606 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
6912   0  606 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
7001   0  606 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM
7002  24  630 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7003  78  708 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7004  93  801 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7005  74  875 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7006  34  909 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7007  20  929 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7008  41  970 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7009  72 1042 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7010  61 1103 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7011  48 1151 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7012  50 1201 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW  VIETNAM                     RVN
7101  52 1253 WAX5AA 57 AHC           VIETNAM                     RVN
7102   0 1253 WC5CAA 604TH TRANS CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7103   0 1253 WC5CAA 604TH TRANS CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7104   0 1253 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET   5TH ARMY   ST LOUIS         AVSCOM
7105   0 1253 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD     4TH ARMY   RED RIVER AD     AMC
7106   0 1253 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD     4TH ARMY   RED RIVER AD     AMC
7107   0 1253 W2WJAA BEL HEL          BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVSCOM
7108   0 1253 W2WJAA BEL HEL          BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVSCOM
7109   6 1259 W2WJAA BEL HEL          BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVSCOM
7110   0 1259 W2WJAA BEL HEL          BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVSCOM
7111  14 1273 WPSDD1                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7112   6 1279 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7201  19 1298 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7202  15 1313 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
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7208  30 1445 WPSD0M                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
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7210   7 1502 WPSD0M                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
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7301   4 1537 WPSD0M                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7302  19 1556 WPSD0M                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7303  19 1575 WPSD0M                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7304   8 1583 WPSD0M                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7305  25 1608 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7306  31 1639 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7307   1 1640 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7308   0 1640 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7309   0 1640 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7310  18 1658 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7311   2 1660 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7312   0 1660 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7401   0 1660 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7402   0 1660 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7403   0 1660 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7404   5 1665 W-SDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7405   4 1669 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7405   4 1669 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7406   0 1669 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7409   0 1669 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7410   0 1669 WPSD00                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
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7504   0 1669 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7505   0 1669 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7506   7 1676 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7507   4 1680 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7508   9 1689 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7509   9 1698 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7510   5 1703 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7511   6 1709 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7512   0 1709 WPSDD0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI

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