Accident Summary:
During landing approach into the wind on a pinnacle, the pilot saw an antenna and tried to climb above it. He lost RPM, tried to turn the aircraft to the right to regain RPM to get off the hill. The helicopter began to settle to the ground. The rotor blades hit an antennae and trees. The aircraft finally settled to the ground
This record was last updated on 04/13/1997
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16951
The Army purchased this helicopter 1067
Total flight hours at this point: 00001142
Date: 09/14/1969
Accident case number: 690914151
Unit: 176 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5944
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 TILTON T
P W1 BURBANK R
Accident Summary:
ON 14 SEPTEMBER 1969, AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 HOURS, AIRCRAFT 66-16951 WAS FLYING THE SLOT POSITION IN A DIAMOND FORMATION OF 4 AIRCRAFT ON A COMBAT ASSAULT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 6 PASSENGERS, A CREW OF 4 AND APPROXIMATELY 600 POUNDS OF FUEL. THE APPROACH WAS PERFORMED INTO A RIGHT HEADWIND. ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FALL THROUGH AND BECAME CAUGHT IN TURBULENCE FROM THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE CONDITION WAS AGGRAVATED BY AIR TURBULENCE PRESENT AT THE MOUNTAINOUS LANDING ZONE. BECAUSE OF THE TURBULENCE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME HARD TO CONTROL WITH A LOSS OF AFT CYCLIC AND LEFT PEDAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH FULL LEFT PEDAL APPLIED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE TURN AND KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM HITTING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE FORMATION THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER REDUCED POWER. BY THIS ACTION THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON A STUMP TEARING THE RIGHT FRONT CROSSTUBE IN HALF AND PUNCTURING A LARGE HOLE IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AFT OF THE RIGHT FRONT CROSSTUBE. (SEE TAB 3) CONTACT WITH THE STUMP PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN A RIGHT, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER THEN PULLED 47 PSI OF TORQUE AND BLED TO 6100 RPM IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FROM STRIKING THE GROUND. CONTROL WAS REGAINED AND A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. AFTER EVALUATION OF GAUGES ANOTHER APPROACH WAS PERFORMED INTO THE LANDING ZONE AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DROPPED OFF. ON THE GROUND THE CREW ENGINEER EVALUATED THE DAMAGE, FOUND NO FUEL LEAKS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO THE 176TH AVIATION COMPANY FLIGHT LINE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16951
Date: 02/26/1971
South Vietnam
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-1H tail number 66-16951
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 1067.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6710 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6711 22 22 WAGTT0 HHT 1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6712 68 90 WAGTT0 HHT 1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6801 78 168 3261 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6802 0 168 WAGTT0 HHT 1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6803 0 168 WAGTT0 HHT 1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6804 0 168 3261 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6805 0 168 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 0 168 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 0 168 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6808 0 168 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6809 0 168 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6810 0 168 W0MUAA ARADMAC 4TH ARMY NAVAL AIR STA AVCOM 6811 0 168 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6812 0 168 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 106 274 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 150 424 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 112 536 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 126 662 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 63 725 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 127 852 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 108 960 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 104 1064 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 78 1142 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 6910 0 1142 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 6911 0 1142 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6912 0 1142 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7001 0 1142 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7002 0 1142 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7003 0 1142 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7004 0 1142 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7005 0 1142 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7006 0 1142 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7007 0 1142 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7008 0 1142 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7009 0 1142 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7010 5 1147 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7011 0 1147 3300 AVN SEC EBD 6TH ARMY FORT ORD CBTDVCOM 7012 8 1155 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
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