Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12999
Date: 05/08/1966
Accident case number: 0E686 Forced Landing without damage Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 0
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 SILVA CE
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12999
Date: 07/12/1966
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Troop Extraction , Hot Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was on the Ground at 0000 feet and 000 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: STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
for 200.00
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P1, 00379, FM48, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12999
Date: 08/08/1966
Accident case number: F944
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 45281
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC SILVA CE
P DOLL LW
Accident Summary:
5 MIN AFTER TO VIB NOTED VIB BECAME SEVERE BEFOR ACFT COULD BE LANDED TR CAME OFF AS HOVERING AUTO COMPLETED FAILURE OF TR PITCH CONTROL LINKS GEAR BOX LEFT ACFT SUS FAIL TR HEAD ASSY
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12999
The Army purchased this helicopter 1164
Total flight hours at this point: 00001758
Date: 02/24/1969
Unit: 176 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BT300151
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12999
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 1164.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6610 7 1102 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 6611 0 1102 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 6612 45 1147 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 6701 43 1190 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 6702 19 1209 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 6703 0 1209 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 6704 12 1221 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6705 57 1278 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6706 34 1312 WAGYAA HQSPTCO 15MEDBN VIETNAM RVN 6707 58 1370 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6708 41 1411 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6709 3 1414 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6710 23 1437 WARTAA 71STASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6711 0 1437 WARTAA 71STASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6712 165 1602 WARTAA 71STASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6801 40 1642 WCLQAA 335 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6802 0 1642 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6803 0 1642 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6804 0 1642 8005 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6805 0 1642 8005 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6806 0 1642 8005 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6807 0 1642 8005 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC 6808 0 1642 8005 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6809 0 1642 8005 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6810 0 1642 8005 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6811 0 1642 8005 POST SUPPLY 6TH ARMY FORT ORD 6TH ARMY 6812 0 1642 8005 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6901 11 1653 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 105 1758 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN
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Printed from databases on: 08/09/1999
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