While hovering to a runway, the RPM decreased resulting in a hard landing. The aircraft was over weight.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15016
The Army purchased this helicopter 0267
Total flight hours at this point: 00001829
Date: 04/02/1970
Unit: 142 TC CO
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0500 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (12.7MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: 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: BDART, SIF,
01615 (Incidents converted from the fixed-wing
data base. Battle Damage Assessment and
Reporting Team Report. )
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15016
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 0267.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6702 0 0 W0Y6AA TRAN MDMHELCO S ALASKA ALASKA 6703 0 0 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 6704 25 25 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 6705 55 80 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 6706 98 178 3320 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN 6707 103 281 3320 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN 6708 81 362 3320 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6709 49 411 3320 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6710 45 456 3320 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6711 30 486 3320 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6712 18 504 3320 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6801 38 542 3320 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6802 35 577 3320 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6803 26 603 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 6804 48 651 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 6805 24 675 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 6806 30 705 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 6807 13 718 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 6808 43 761 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6809 52 813 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6810 33 846 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6811 40 886 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 75 961 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 77 1038 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 135 1173 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 41 1214 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 67 1281 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 79 1360 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 66 1426 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 68 1494 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 62 1556 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 41 1597 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 6910 30 1627 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 6911 40 1667 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 6912 40 1707 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7001 30 1737 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7002 18 1755 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7003 74 1829 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7004 0 1829 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7005 0 1829 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7006 0 1829 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 7007 0 1829 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7008 0 1829 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7009 0 1829 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7010 0 1829 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7011 2 1831 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7012 49 1880 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7101 79 1959 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7102 57 2016 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7103 89 2105 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7104 81 2186 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7105 24 2210 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7106 66 2276 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7107 32 2308 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7108 49 2357 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7109 55 2412 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7110 3 2415 WGPQAA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7111 0 2415 W0Y6AA BEL HEL BAILMENT FT WORTH AVSCOM 7112 0 2415 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7201 0 2415 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7202 0 2415 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7203 0 2415 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 2415 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 5 2420 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 1 2421 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 16 2437 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7208 0 2437 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7209 0 2437 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7210 4 2441 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7211 6 2447 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7212 8 2455 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7301 8 2463 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7302 4 2467 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7303 6 2473 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7304 4 2477 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7305 7 2484 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7306 12 2496 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7307 8 2504 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7308 12 2516 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7309 0 2516 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7310 2 2518 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7311 2 2520 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7312 0 2520 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7401 0 2520 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7402 0 2520 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7403 0 2520 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7404 2 2522 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7405 8 2530 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7409 5 2576 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7410 9 2585 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7411 0 2585 WQNCAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7412 6 2591 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7501 1 2592 WPZ499 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7502 4 2596 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7503 7 2603 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7504 9 2612 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7505 2 2614 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7506 0 2614 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7507 0 2614 WPZ499 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7508 14 2628 WPZ499 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7509 10 2638 WPZ499 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7510 0 2638 WQNGAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7511 0 2638 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7512 0 2638 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN STORAGE CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM
Please send additions or corrections to:
Gary Roush
43 Overbrook Road
Painted Post, NY 14870
Printed from databases on: 08/09/1999
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