Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-58A tail number 68-16921
The Army purchased this helicopter 0370
Total flight hours at this point: 00000564
Date: 02/14/1971
Accident case number: 710214031
Unit: 173 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Bong Son in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 13541
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W1 BORG MB
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN ASSIGNED A ROUTINE FLIGHT OF CARRING MEDICAL PERSONNEDL TO A NEARBY VILLAGE AND WAS PARKED IN THE NE CORNER OF THE VIP PAD AWAITING ITS PASSENGERS. AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 THE PASSENGERS ARRIVED AND ^WO1 BORG^ STARTED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING RUN-UP ^WO1 BORG^ WAS INFORMED BY THE TOWER OPERATOR THAT THE WIND HAD SHIFTED FROM THE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT THE TIME OF HIS ARRIVAL AT THE PAD TO A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.. ALSO PAD TO A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. ALSO DURING RUN-UP SOME CONFUSION TOOK PLACE IN THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. ^CPT BERLINER^ HAD PLACED HIS HELMET (STEEL POT) ON TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSOLE AT THE DIRECTION OF ^WO1 BORG^ BUT IT WAS NOT SECURE AND IT FELL OFF AT ^CPT BERLINER'S^ FEET. THE HELMET WAS RETRIEVED AND ^WO1 BORG^ SECURRED IT INTO POSITION. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE SMOKE GRENADE FELL INTO THE PEDAL CONTROLS AT THIS TIME OR LATER; HOWEVER, IT WAS UNDER THE PEDALS ON THE LEFT SIDE AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURES (IN ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS REPORT) AT THE TERMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT. ^WO1 BORG^ PICKED THE OH-58A UP TO A HOVER, AND JUST AS HE CAME TO A THREE FOOT HOVER A LARGE GUST OF WIND FROM THE NW CAUGHT HIS TAIL AND SWUNG IT LEFT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CONCERTINA WIRE (SEE STATEMENT OF ONLY EYE WITNESS, ^CPT KOOB^. THE PILOT ENDEAVORED TO CORRECT BY ADDING LEFT PEDAL BUT WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH. THE SMOKE GRENADE MIGHT POSSIBLY HAVE THWARTED HIS EFFORT TO APPLY SUFFICIENT LEFT PEDAL BY JAMMING THE CONTROLS; HOWEVER, THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL FEELING RESISTANCE, AND THE PEDALS WERE NOT JAMMED BY THE SMOKE GRENADE WHEN INVESTIGATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE CONCERTINA WIRE, BREAKING ONE STRAND, AND THEN IT STRUCK AN ENGINEER'S STAKE. COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE 90 DEGREE GEAR BOX AND THE TAIL ROTOR PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A SPIN. THE PILOT ROLLED OFF THROTTLE AND SETTLED HARD ONTO THE GROUND. AT THIS TIME HE PULLED THE AIRCRAFT BACK OFF THE GROUND, AND IT THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN ONCE AGAIN COMING TO REST AS DEPICTED ON THE CRASH DIAGRAM IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.\\
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0370.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 197003 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 197004 1 1 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197005 62 63 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197006 86 149 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197007 0 149 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197008 117 266 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197009 107 373 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197010 0 373 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197011 68 441 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197012 39 480 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197101 52 532 WARJAA 173 ABN BDE VIETNAM RVN 197102 32 564 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197103 0 564 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 197104 0 564 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 197105 0 564 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 4TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197106 0 564 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 4TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197107 0 564 W0MCAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT RED RIVER AD AVSCOM 197108 0 564 W0MCAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197109 0 564 W0MCAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197110 0 564 W0MCAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197111 0 564 W0MCAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197112 0 564 W0MCAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197201 0 564 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 5TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197202 0 564 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 5TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197203 0 564 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 5TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197204 0 564 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 5TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197205 0 564 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 5TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197206 0 564 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 5TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197207 0 564 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 5TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 197208 5 569 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197209 1 570 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197210 13 583 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197211 0 583 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197212 0 583 WQ62AA HHC 143D TR BDE 3RD ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197301 13 596 WQ62AA HHC 143D TR BDE 3RD ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197302 26 622 WQ62AA HHC 143D TR BDE 3RD ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197303 22 644 WQ62AA HHC 143D TR BDE 3RD ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197304 32 676 WQ62AA HHC 143D TR BDE 3RD ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197305 35 711 WQ62AA HHC 143 TR BDE 3RD ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197306 42 753 WQ62AA HHC 143 TR BDE 3RD ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197307 17 770 WQ62AA 143RD TRAN BDE 1ST ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197308 0 770 WQ62AA 143RD TRAN BDE 1ST ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197309 16 786 WQ62AA 143RD TRAN BDE 1ST ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197310 13 799 WQ62AA 143RD TRAN BDE 1ST ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197311 15 814 WQ62AA 143RD TRAN BDE 1ST ARMY ORLANDO RESV 197312 0 814 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197401 0 814 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197402 0 814 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197403 0 814 W0MUAA SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 197404 0 814 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197405 0 814 W0MUAA INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197406 0 814 W0MUAA INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 197410 34 898 WAGEAA 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197411 26 924 WAGEAA 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197412 5 929 WAGEAA 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197501 0 929 WAGEAA 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197502 2 931 WAGEAA 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197503 8 939 WH30AA 6TH CAV BDE 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSECOM 197504 32 971 WH30AA 6TH CAV BDE 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSECOM 197505 16 987 WH3QAA 6TH CAV BDE 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197506 4 991 WH3QAA 6TH CAV BDE 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197507 10 1001 WH3QAA 6TH CAV BDE 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197508 23 1024 WH3QAA 6TH CAV BDE 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197509 5 1029 WH3QAA 6TH CAV BDE 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197510 27 1056 WH3QAA 6TH CAV BDE 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197511 8 1064 WH3QAA 6TH CAV BDE 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM 197512 3 1067 WH3QAA 6TH CAV BDE 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD FORSCOM
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