Helicopter UH-1D 65-09733

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09733
The Army purchased this helicopter 0366
Total flight hours at this point: 00001120
Date: 09/29/1967
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was on Take-Off at 0500 feet and 100 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 4 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 Equipment Section
Systems damaged were: FUEL SYS, MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P2, 73798 ()

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09733
The Army purchased this helicopter 0366
Total flight hours at this point: 00001210
Date: 10/29/1967
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Logistics Support mission for Resupply , to Forward Area.
Unknown this helicopter was on Take-Off at 0400 feet and 060 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 Equipment Section
Systems damaged were: UNK
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P2, 73979 ()

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09733
The Army purchased this helicopter 0366
Total flight hours at this point: 00001683
Date: 03/07/1968
Accident case number: 680307061 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 176 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BS474688
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 1
costing 228554
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
AC W1 EAKIN DJ
P W1 HARTLEY RC

Passengers:
NO NAME, PAX, D;

Accident Summary:

On approach, the pilot pulled pitch and lost RPM. The governor was put into the emergency position. The aircraft lost effect of its tail rotor and spun to the right. The skids hit the ground and it rolled down a slope

This record was last updated on 01/31/1997

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09733
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 0366.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6610  95  315 WC7ZAA 155 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6611 119  434 WC7ZAA 155 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6612  88  522 WC7ZAA 155 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6701  71  593 WC7ZAA 155 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6702  86  679 WC7ZAA 155 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6703  79  758 WC7ZAA 155 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6704  58  816 WC7ZAA 155 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6705  80  896 WC7ZAA 155 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6706  56  952 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6707  69 1021 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6708  65 1086 WAAXB0 COB 229ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6709  34 1120 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6710  90 1210 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6711 133 1343 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6712 103 1446 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6801 138 1584 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6802  99 1683 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN

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