Helicopter
UH-1H 66-16815
Information on U.S. Army helicopter
UH-1H tail number 66-16815
The Army purchased this helicopter 0967
Total flight hours at this point: 00000621
Date: 06/08/68
Accident case number: 680608031
Unit: 355 AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 7500
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 WIGGERS KF
Accident Summary:
Upon departure, the main rotor blades severed a tree branch causing incident
damage to the tail rotor drive shaft cowling and the syncronised elevator
This record was last updated on 04/14/97
Information on U.S. Army helicopter
UH-1H tail number 66-16815
The Army purchased this helicopter 0967
Total flight hours at this point: 00001132
Date: 10/04/70
Accident case number: 701004031 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: B/227 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Phouc Vinh in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 0
costing 244345
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC O3 KRYWAY JG
P O2 PETTIGREW JR
Accident Summary:
THE PILOT OF THE UH-1H, SN 66-16815 WAS ON A FINAL EXTRACTION
TO SECURE MISSION ON 4 OCT 70. THIS WAS THE THIRD TURN AROUND
OF THE MISSION BUT THE FIRST INTO THE PZ WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
AIRCRAFT 815 WAS THE LEAD SHIP IN A FLIGHT OF SIX. AS THEY WERE ON
SHORT FINAL TO THE PZ THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER OF 815 WARNED THE
REST OF THE FLIGHT NOT TO GET TOO CLOSE TO THE SHORELINE BECAUSE
OF THE LARGE TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE PZ. THE PILOT SHOT HIS
APPROACH TO THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PZ AND SLIGHTLY SHORT AND
LEFT OF THE SMOKE THAT WAS OUT.
HE CAME TO A LOW HOVER OVER THE MARSHY AREA AND WAS CLEARED
TO DESCEND BY HIS CREW. THE PILOT LOWERED THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE
SKIDS WERE APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT UNDER WATER. THE TROOPS
LOADED THE AIRCRAFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PILOT GOT AN UP FROM
HIS CREW. AS HE STARTED TO APPLY POWER THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LURCH
TO THE RIGHT, WITHOUT APPLYING FURTHER POWER THE AIRCRAFT
COMMANDER MOVED THE CYCLIC BACK TO THE LEFT BUT DID NOT REDUCE
POWER, THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO AN ALMOST LEVEL POSITION.
THE AIRCRAFT THEN LURCHED RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT AND STARTED TO
ROLL OVER. THE PILOT BOTTOMED HIS COLLECTIVE PITCH AND APPLIED FULL
LEFT CYCLIC. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO RESPOND AND ROLLED OVER ON
ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.\\
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UH-1H tail number 66-16815
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0967.
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