Helicopter UH-1H 67-17516

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17516
The Army purchased this helicopter 0568
Total flight hours at this point: 00000917
Date: 03/19/1969
Unit: 176 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BT170125
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

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17516
Date: 05/27/1969
Accident case number: 690527051
Unit: 2 BDE 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Hue / LZ Sally in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 12000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W1 SEIBOLD GH

Accident Summary:

ACFT LDG IN TIGHT LZ LZ WAS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO TURN ACFT AROUND& ONLY WAY OUT WAS TO BACK OUT & M/R STRUCK TREE ACFT WAS SET DOWN TO EXAMINE IT WAS DETERMINED ACFT WOULD BE ALLRIGHT TO FLY BACK FOR REPAIR LZ WAS MADE LARGER FOR TAKEOFF ICDT DAM \

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17516
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 0568.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6805   0    0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT        IN TRANSIT                  AVCOMCTR
6806  14   14 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6807 130  144 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6808 124  268 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6809 131  399 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6810 155  554 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6811  93  647 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6812  79  726 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6901 117  843 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6902  74  917 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN

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Printed from databases on: 08/09/1999

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