Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-15089
The Army purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point: 00000706
Date: 11/17/1968
Accident case number: 681117081
Unit: D/101 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Phu Bai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 0
costing 93085
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 GASKINS CM
P W1 CLARK HA
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WAS A ^UH-1C (ARMED), SN 66-15089^, ASSIGNED TO ^COMPANY "D", 101ST AVIATION BATTALION (ASSAULT HELICOPTER)^. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE ^MAI LOC AIRSTRIP, RVN AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS ON 17 NOV 68.^ THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAJOR AS DEFINED BY AR 385-40; THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ENROUTE TO ^MAI LOC^ THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL BOOST PUMPS BUT SEEMED TO BE OPERATIONAL PRIOR TO REFUELING AT ^LZ STUD^. DURING THE MISSION (CLASSIFIED) THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING WITH NO LIGHTS SHOWING ON THE CAUTION PANEL. THE PILOT TESTED ALL LIGHTS ON THE CAUTION PANEL AND ALL WERE OPERATIONAL. AFTER REFUELING AT MISSION COMPLETION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO ^MAI LOC^ AND THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIND WAS 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND INTO THE WIND, TERMINATING ON THE RUNWAY. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL AND APPROXIMATELY 50' ABOVE THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT HAD A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE POSITION AND SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WOULD NOT PERMIT THE PILOT TO TURN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY OR STRETCH HIS GLIDE IN ORDER TO REACH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, ON UNEVEN TERRAIN WHICH SLOPED DOWN TOWARD A DITCH. ALTHOUGH THE SKIDS WERE LEVEL, THE REAR PORTION OF THE SKIDS HIT THE GROUND FIRST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROCK FORWARD. WITH AFT CYCLIC APPLIED TO STOP FORWARD MOVEMENT, COMBINED WITH THE AIRCRAFT TAIL BOOM RISING DUE TO THE ROCKING MOTION, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM JUST FORWARD OF THE 42 DEGREE GEAR BOX, SEVERING THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD TO THE EMBANKMENT WHERE THE CHIN BUBBLE WAS BROKEN, MINOR SHEET METAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED, AND THE LONGERON WAS BENT. THE ENGINE WAS STILL SMOKING AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHICH LED THE CREW TO BELIEVE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRE. IN EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, ^WO CLARK'S^ HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE OVERHEAD PLEXIGLASS, CAUSING IT TO BREAK.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15089
The Army purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point: 00000903
Date: 06/22/1969
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
Unknown this helicopter was at Level Flight at UNK feet and UNK 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 Engine Compartment
Systems damaged were: MULTIPLE
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft was capable of one time flight.
The aircraft was diverted or delayed after completing some mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P3, 17301 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15089
The Army purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point: 00001548
Date: 06/25/1970
Accident case number: 700625071
Unit: 176 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1400
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 WILLIAMS BN
P W1 DUNNAVAN JM
Accident Summary:
RPM BLED TO 6000 ON TAKEOFF AC TRIED TO NEGOTIATE TREE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF WITH RESULTANT HD LDG DAM TO LEFT CHIN BUBBLE SKIDS AND CROSS TUBES \
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15089
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 0467.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6704 1 1 WQ1CAA GEN SUPPLY DIV 4THARMY RED RIVER AD AVCOM 6705 5 6 2457 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM 6706 0 6 2457 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN 6707 24 30 WE3JAA 17 AVN CO 5THARMY FORT RILEY 5TH ARMY 6708 45 75 WE3JAA 17 AVN CO 5THARMY FORT RILEY 5TH ARMY 6709 0 75 WE3JAA 17 AVN CO 5THARMY FORT RILEY 5TH ARMY 6710 2 77 3290 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6711 86 163 3290 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6712 0 163 3290 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6801 36 199 3290 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6802 0 199 3290 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6803 35 234 3399 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6804 74 308 3399 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6805 95 403 3399 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6806 57 460 3399 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6807 72 532 3241 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC 6808 9 541 WAB3D0 CO D 101 AHB VIETNAM RVN 6809 66 607 WAB3D0 CO D 101 AHB VIETNAM RVN 6810 33 640 WAB3D0 CO D 101 AHB VIETNAM RVN 6811 66 706 WAB3D0 CO D 101 AHB VIETNAM RVN 6812 0 706 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6901 0 706 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN TRANSIT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6902 0 706 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6903 2 708 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6904 42 750 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 81 831 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 72 903 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 69 972 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 59 1031 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 70 1101 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 6910 37 1138 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 6911 38 1176 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 6912 42 1218 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7001 63 1281 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7002 23 1304 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7003 6 1310 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7004 94 1404 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7005 89 1493 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7006 55 1548 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7007 41 1589 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7008 86 1675 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7009 44 1719 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7010 18 1737 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7011 20 1757 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7012 0 1757 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7101 43 1800 WC44AA 176 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7102 57 1857 WC44AA 176 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7103 42 1899 WC42AA 174 ASHC VIETNAM RVN 7104 46 1945 WC42AA 174 ASHC VIETNAM RVN 7105 36 1981 WC42AA 174 ASHC VIETNAM RVN 7106 37 2018 WC42AA 174 ASHC VIETNAM RVN 7107 59 2077 WC42AA 174 ASLT SPTHEL VIETNAM RVN 7108 54 2131 WC42AA 174 ASLT SPTHEL VIETNAM RVN 7109 49 2180 WC42AA 174 ASLT SPTHEL VIETNAM RVN 7110 18 2198 WC42AA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7111 0 2198 WC42AA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7112 0 2198 WC42AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7201 0 2198 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7202 0 2198 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7203 0 2198 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 2198 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 2198 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 2198 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 2198 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 1 2199 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7209 0 2199 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7210 16 2215 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7211 14 2229 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7212 5 2234 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7301 7 2241 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7302 19 2260 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7303 10 2270 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7304 20 2290 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7305 16 2306 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7306 23 2329 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7307 61 2390 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7308 1 2391 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7309 0 2391 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7310 5 2396 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7311 20 2416 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7312 3 2419 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7401 7 2426 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7402 15 2441 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7403 19 2460 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7404 18 2478 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7405 14 2492 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7409 0 2492 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7410 0 2492 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7411 0 2492 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7412 0 2492 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7501 0 2492 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7502 0 2492 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7503 0 2492 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7504 0 2492 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7505 26 2518 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7506 14 2532 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7507 4 2536 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7508 21 2557 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7509 4 2561 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7510 3 2564 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7511 4 2568 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7512 10 2578 WPZWAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI
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