PLT MADE APPROACH TO AREA WITH 5 FT HIGH GRASS OBSCURING GND CONDITION ACFT LND ON UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT PUNCTURING SKIN ON UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17592
The Army purchased this helicopter 0668
Total flight hours at this point: 00002779
Date: 06/08/1970
Accident case number: 700608232 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 176 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 0
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 DUNN SM
P O3 LADD RG
CE E5 GARZA JG
G E3 LIPSCOMB HE
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17592
The Army purchased this helicopter 0668
Total flight hours at this point: 00002856
Date: 08/18/1970
Unit: 176 AHC
Laos
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 67-17592
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 0668.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6806 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6807 91 91 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6808 155 246 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6809 140 386 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6810 122 508 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6811 156 664 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 58 722 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 74 796 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 122 918 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 120 1038 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 136 1174 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 110 1284 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 240 1524 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 59 1583 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 170 1753 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 32 1785 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 6910 98 1883 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 6911 100 1983 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 6912 97 2080 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7001 178 2258 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7002 123 2381 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7003 92 2473 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7004 115 2588 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7005 125 2713 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7006 66 2779 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN 7007 77 2856 WC44AA 176 AHC AMDV VIETNAM RVN
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Gary Roush
43 Overbrook Road
Painted Post, NY 14870
Printed from databases on: 08/09/1999
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