WHILE HOVERING TO THE LZ FOR PAZ DROP OFF THE ROTOR SYS STRUCK SMALL TREES RESULTING IN INC DAM TO M/R BLADE THE ACFT LND WITH NO FUR DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16698
The Army purchased this helicopter 0867
Total flight hours at this point: 00001783
Date: 09/29/1969
Accident case number: 690929181
Unit: A/4 AVN 4 INF
The station for this helicopter was An Khe in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1728
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O3 SLACK DM
CP W1 BELLIS WE
Accident Summary:
T/R STRUCK BRANCH IN A VERY SMALL LZ WHILE LDG ICDT DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16698
Date: 720600
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YA805230
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 66-16698
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 0867.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196708 0 0 3300 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 196709 62 62 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196710 106 168 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196711 72 240 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196712 76 316 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196801 82 398 3261 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 196802 112 510 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196803 75 585 3261 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 196804 96 681 3261 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 196805 134 815 3261 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 196806 23 838 3261 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 196807 92 930 3261 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC 196808 136 1066 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196809 68 1134 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196810 0 1134 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196811 87 1221 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196812 40 1261 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196901 90 1351 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196902 1 1352 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196903 79 1431 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196904 86 1517 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196905 85 1602 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196906 99 1701 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196907 0 1701 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 196908 0 1701 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 196909 82 1783 WAJ1A0 A CO 4 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN 196910 88 1871 WAJ1A0 A CO 4 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN 196911 84 1955 WAJ1A0 A CO 4 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN 196912 124 2079 WAJ1A0 A CO 4 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN 197001 132 2211 WAJ1A0 A 4 AVN BN 4INF VIETNAM RVN 197002 53 2264 WAJ1A0 A 4 AVN BN 4INF VIETNAM RVN 197003 36 2300 WAJ1A0 A 4 AVN BN 4INF VIETNAM RVN 197004 109 2409 WAJ1A0 A 4 AVN BN 4INF VIETNAM RVN 197005 52 2461 WAJ1A0 A 4 AVN BN 4INF VIETNAM RVN 197006 27 2488 WAJ1A0 A 4 AVN BN 4INF VIETNAM RVN 197007 41 2529 WAJ1A0 A 4 AVN BN 4INF VIETNAM RVN 197008 36 2565 WAJ1A0 A 4 AVN BN 4INF VIETNAM RVN 197009 58 2623 WAJ1A0 A 4 AVN BN 4INF VIETNAM RVN 197010 8 2631 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197011 0 2631 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197012 0 2631 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197101 0 2631 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197102 0 2631 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 197103 0 2631 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 197104 0 2631 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 197105 4 2635 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH LOAN U MICHIGAN ECOM 197106 55 2690 108TH DIV TNG 3RD ARMY CHARLOTTE RESV 197107 96 2786 WARJAA 173 ABN BDE VIETNAM RVN
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