ON APP LDG ACFT ENTERED PATCH GROUND FOG VISUAL CONTACT WITH GROUND LOST AT 20 30 FT NOT REGAINED UNTIL APPROX 3 FT FROM TD HARD LANDING
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09622
Date: 04/04/1967
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Command and Control
While Enroute this helicopter was Unknown at 1200 feet and 070 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Equipment Section
Systems damaged were: UNK
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: UH1P2, 72454 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09622
Date: 06/06/1967
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Command and Control
Unknown this helicopter was in Orbit at 1200 feet and 065 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit
Systems damaged were: FLT CONTROLS
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft was capable of one time flight.
The aircraft was diverted or delayed after completing some mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P2, 72846 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09622
Date: 10/14/1967
Accident case number: 671014071
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 3779
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 TILLEW WF
Accident Summary:
While the aircraft was departing a confined area, the main rotor blade struck a tree.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09622
Date: 04/10/1968
Accident case number: 680410111 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 173 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Bong Son in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 228554
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 HASE RP
P W1 WHITE DW
Accident Summary:
The aircraft hovered in water to pick up captured rockets. The RPM deteriorated due to over gross weight. A skid dug into the mud. The aircraft slide to left and rolled on its left side.
This record was last updated on 04/13/1997
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09622
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 .
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196804 0 0 WARJAA 173 ABN VIETNAM VS
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