ACFT CLEARED RT & LF BY CREW ACFT TOOK OFF AT ALT OF 20 FT STRUCK TELEPHONE POLE WITH M/R/B ACFT VIB & LDG POLE WAS LOCATED IN ONE OCLOCK POSITION TO FLT PATH AC WAS FLYING ACFT FR LF SEAT ICDT DAM TO TWO M/R/B \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15341
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00001631
Date: 03/25/1970
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Logistics Support mission for Resupply
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 065 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (5.6MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Right Side
Systems damaged were: FLT CONTROLS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: BDART, 01593 (Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting Team Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15341
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00001631
Date: 03/31/1970
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Logistics Support mission for Resupply
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 060 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 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 Left Side
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS, ELECTRICAL SYS, COMM SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight. Aircraft is later recovered by any means other than its own power.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Ultimate forced landing
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: BDART, 01607 (Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting Team Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15341
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00001712
Date: 04/19/1970
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Logistics Support mission for Resupply
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (122MMRKT)
The helicopter was hit in the Right Side causing Fragmentation Damage.
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
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: BDART, 01894,
SIF (Incidents converted from the fixed-wing data
base. Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting
Team Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15341
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00002290
Date: 11/14/1970
Accident case number: 701114141
Unit: 176 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1260
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 CLARK S
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOVERING WITH 7 PAX 30 FEET ABOVETRAIKUNG AREA TO IONDUCT RPALLI G OPERATIONS WHEN THE 42 DEGREE GEAR BOX FAILED. THE AC EXECUTED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT TERMINATED HARD RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO SKIDS AND CROSS TUBES. THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15341
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00003217
Date: 10/23/1971
Unit: 176 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BT141620
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 68-15341
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 0269.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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