ON 28 DEC 70, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430, AIRCRAFT NUMBER 68-16097 DEPARTED THE REFUELING POINT (MINI-PORT) ON A HEADING OF 050 DEGREES. THE PILOT AT THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS WAS WO1 CONRAD J. KEISTER, 198-42-8556. INSTRUMENTS WERE MONITORED DURING TRANSLATIONAL LIFT. ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 40' AGL AND 30 KNOTS A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT, TUCKED ITS NOSE AND BEGAN DESCENDING. CPT ROBER L. NASH, 314-52-5258, THE IP, TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN A DECELERATIVE ATTITUDE AND A LEFT BANK TO AVOID A LARGE DITCH. THIS ATTITUDE CAUSED THE TAIL TO CONTACT WITH SPIRAL-FOUR CABLE STRETCHED ACROSS ENGINEER STAKES ABOUT 5 FEET IN THE AIR. THE TAIL ROTOR AND 90 DEGREE GEAR BOX WERE TORN OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN DRAGGED THROUGH BARBED WIRE IN THE AREA. IT HIT ON THE LEFT REAR SKID, THEN ROCKED FORWARD AND RIGHT COMING TO REST IN LEVEL UPRIGHT POSITION. THE SWITCHES WERE TURNED OFF AND PERSONNEL EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.\\
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0769.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196907 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196908 0 0 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 196909 90 90 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196910 86 176 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196911 0 176 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196912 49 225 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197001 82 307 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197002 0 307 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 197003 0 307 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197004 1 308 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197005 6 314 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197006 0 314 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197007 70 384 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197008 121 505 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197009 89 594 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197010 104 698 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197011 124 822 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197012 81 903 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197101 60 963 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197102 75 1038 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197103 114 1152 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197104 99 1251 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197105 115 1366 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197106 83 1449 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197107 108 1557 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197108 90 1647 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197109 92 1739 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197110 114 1853 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197111 116 1969 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197112 76 2045 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197201 111 2156 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197202 98 2254 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197203 0 2254 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197204 0 2254 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197205 0 2254 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197206 0 2254 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197207 0 2254 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197208 0 2254 W1BSAA NAVAL AIR CTR LOAN PATUXENT AVSCOM 197209 26 2280 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197210 23 2303 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197211 0 2303 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197212 11 2314 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197301 15 2329 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197302 0 2329 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197303 17 2346 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197304 10 2356 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197305 26 2382 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197306 23 2405 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197307 10 2415 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197308 20 2435 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197309 19 2454 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197310 26 2480 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197311 25 2505 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197312 4 2509 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197401 2 2511 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197402 26 2537 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197403 11 2548 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197404 8 2556 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197405 29 2585 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197409 32 2708 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197410 37 2745 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197411 0 2745 85TH DIV HHC 5TH ARMY CHICAGO RESV 197412 0 2745 85TH DIV HHC 5TH ARMY CHICAGO RESV 197501 5 2750 WPEEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197502 2 2752 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197503 7 2759 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197504 18 2777 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197505 30 2807 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197506 38 2845 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197507 7 2852 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197509 29 2892 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197510 25 2917 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197511 10 2927 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197512 25 2952 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI
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