Helicopter UH-1H 68-16293

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16293
The Army purchased this helicopter 0969
Total flight hours at this point: 00001559
Date: 06/15/1971
Accident case number: 710615031
Unit: 162 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Can-Tho in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 61000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC O3 ROONEY TW
P X1 HUNG TT
G E4 RAYBURN EJ

Accident Summary:

 ON 15 JUNE 1971, ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^ AND ^2LT TRAN THIEN HUNG^ WERE PILOTING THE UH-1H AIRCRAFT ON A DCS MISSION IN THE VICINITY OF TRA VINH. WHEN THE EIME TO REFUEL ARRIVED, THEY LANDED AT TRA VINH AND BEGAN REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 HOURS, THE UH-1H WAS SETTING ON A REFUELING PAD AT TRA VINH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED INTO THE WIND AND THE WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH SMALL GUSTS. THE WIND WAS COMING GENERALLY FROM THE WEST WHICH IS THE DIRECTION THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED AND ^SP/4 ELMER J. RAYBURN^ HAD JUST CLIMBED BACK INTO THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS GETTING THE LOG BOOK FOR ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^. ^SP/4 ROBERT W. RIDER^ WAS NOT YET IN THE AIRCRAFT. WITHOUT CHECKING TO SEE IF ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. WITHOUT GETTING OR OBSERVING ANY CLEARANCES FROM CREWCHIEF OR DOORGUNNER AND WITHOUT ANY RADIO CALLS PRIOR TO HOVER AND REPOSITION OR TAKE OFF, ^2LT TRAN THIEN HUNG^ PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP WHILE ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^ WAS TURNED AROUND FACING THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT GETTING THE LOG BOOK FOR FUEL ENTRY. WHILE PICKING THE AIRCRAFT UP, ^2LT TRAN THIEN HUNG^, STUCK THE TAIL STINGER IN THE GROUND DUE TO HIS NOT LIFTING OFF THE GROUND IN A NORMAL LEVEL ATTITUDE. WITH THE STINGER IN THE GROUND HE MADE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WITH EITHER CYCLIC OR COLLECTIVE. INSTEAD HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN AN EVEN MORE UNUSUAL ATTITUDE WITH THE SKIDS COMPLETELY OFF THE GROUND AND THE STINGER STUCK IN THE DIRT. AT THIS TIME ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^ GRABBED THE CONTROLS AND PUSHED FULL FORWARD CYCLIC TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WENT FORWARD AND DOWN STRIKING THE EDGE OF THE PAD AND JAMMING THE SKIDS UP INTO THE FUSELAGE AS WELL AS SPREADING THEM. THE TAIL BOOM WAS ALSO BENT AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SEVERE VIBRATION. ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^ TRIED TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN BUT THE AIRCRAFT WANTED TO ROLL OVER ON ITS SIDE DUE TO THE JAMMED SKIDS. ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^ MOVED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AWAY FROM THE POL POINT TO A SLOPE AREA AND MANAGED AFTER GREAT DIFFICULTY TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN WHERE THE SLOPE FIT THE CONTOUR OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND CONTACTED THE NECESSARY AGENCY TO INITIATE THE INVESTIGATION.\\


The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16293
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 0969.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

 
DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
196909   0    0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT        IN TRANSIT                  AVCOMCTR
196910  50   50 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN      
196911   0   50 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN      
196912  97  147 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
197001 130  277 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
197002  70  347 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
197003 102  449 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
197004 100  549 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
197005  95  644 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
197006  24  668 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197007  18  686 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN      
197008 110  796 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN      
197009  67  863 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN      
197010 110  973 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN      
197011  69 1042 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN      
197012  63 1105 WFELAA 162 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN      
197101 106 1211 WFELAA 162 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
197102  98 1309 WFELAA 162 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
197103  93 1402 WFELAA 162 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
197104  37 1439 WFELAA 162 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
197105  88 1527 WFELAA 162 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
197106  32 1559 WFELAA 162 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
197107   0 1559 WFELAA 162 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
197108   0 1559 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET   5TH ARMY   ST LOUIS         AVSCOM            
197109   0 1559 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET   5TH ARMY   ST LOUIS         AVSCOM            
197110   0 1559 W0Y6AA BEL HEL          BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVSCOM        
197111   4 1563 W0Y6AA BEL HEL          BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVSCOM        
197112   1 1564 W0Y6AA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM          
197201  27 1591 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197202  62 1653 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197203  54 1707 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197204  60 1767 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197205  65 1832 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197206  83 1915 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197207  89 2004 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197208 108 2112 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197209  95 2207 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197210  77 2284 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197211  68 2352 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197212  74 2426 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197301  28 2454 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197302  63 2517 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197303  70 2587 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197304  59 2646 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197305  43 2689 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197306  80 2769 W1DZAA USAAVNS          AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER      CONARCAS              
197307  67 2836 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197308  44 2880 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197309  54 2934 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197310  77 3011 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197311  57 3068 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197312  59 3127 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197401  26 3153 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197402  83 3236 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197403  34 3270 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197404  36 3306 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197405  46 3352 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197409  55 3596 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197410  29 3625 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197411  45 3670 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197412  31 3701 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197501  26 3727 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197502  56 3783 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197503  12 3795 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197504  56 3851 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197505  87 3938 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS            
197506   3 3941 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS           
197507   0 3941 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS           
197509   0 3941 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS           
197510   0 3941 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS           
197511   0 3941 W1DZAA USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS           
197512   0 3941 W0U902 USAAVNS          1ST ARMY   FORT RUCKER      TRADOCAS          


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