WHILE LDG PONCHOS & OTHER DEBRIS WERE PICKED UP BY ROTOR WASH PLT ATTEMPTED TO LND SHORT TO PREVENT DEBRIS FROM BEING CAUGHT IN ROTOR SYS ACFT SLID FWD & LEFT SKID SHOE CAUGHT ON PSP SKIDS & CROSS TUBES COLLAPSED \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17451
The Army purchased this helicopter 0468
Total flight hours at this point: 00002271
Date: 02/11/1970
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was Landing at 0050 feet and 010 knots.
South Vietnam
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (RPG)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, STRUCTURE
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
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: LNNF, CASRP,
JSIDR (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint
Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty Report.
)
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17451
The Army purchased this helicopter 0468
Total flight hours at this point: 00002352
Date: 04/29/1970
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
for Troop Extraction
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0010 feet and 010 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 Right Side
Systems damaged were: UNK
The helicopter Continued Flight. Aircraft took off, fully flight capable.
The aircraft was diverted or delayed after completing some mission objectives.
Ultimate precautionary landing
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: BDART, 01900 (Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting Team Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17451
The Army purchased this helicopter 0468
Total flight hours at this point: 00002866
Date: 11/01/1970
Accident case number: 701101031
Unit: 176 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1875
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W2 PETTNER RA
Accident Summary:
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM LZ DOTTIE AND CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 1400 FEET WITH 80 KNOTS SPEED, THE AC SMELLED GYDRAULIC FLUID. INSTRUMENTS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED COUPLED WITH A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE CREW EXECUTED NORMAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR LOSS OF HYDRAULICS AND DETERMINED THAT LOSS OF HYDRALICS HAD OCCURRED. APPROX. 30 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE AND ROTOR RPM STARTED TO FALL END BOTH, FUEL BOOST PUMP CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. THE AC ENTERED AUTOROTATION TO A RICE PADDY. THE TERMINATION WAS HARD WITH A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF FORWARD GROUND RUN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED BY THE 178TH ASHC AND RETURNED TO HOME STATION.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17451
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 0468.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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