Accident Summary:
ON THE 26TH OF JUNE 1969, WO1 WILLIAM W. CARROW (AC) AND WO1 ROBERT L. DUNLAP (P) WERE FLYING AN AUTHORIZED RESUPPLY MISSION IN THE KONTUM DAK TO AREA. AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE POLEI LKENG PASS THEY OBSERVED BOTH OF THE LZ'S AND NOTED THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT BOTH WOULD NOT PERMIT A LANDING. THEY ELECTED TO LEAVE THE CARGO AT POLEI LKENG FOR LATER DISTRIBUTION. THEY RETURNED TO MARY LOU FOR A SECOND AIRCRAFT COMMANDER DECLINED TO REFUEL. THEY DEPARTED MARY LOU AND FLEW A LOAD TO LZ JUDE AND RETURNED TO POLEI KLENG TO DISTRIBUTE THE EARLIER CARGO. THEY THEN RETURNED TO POLEI KLENG WHERE THEY LAODED FOUR PASSENGERS AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF BACK HAUL AND DEPARTED FROM MARY LOU. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES OUT THE 20 MINUTE FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AT THIS TIME, THE FUEL GAUGE READ THREE HUNDRED POUNDS. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES LATER THE RIGHT FUEL BOOST PUMP CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. FUEL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN FIFTEEN AND TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS, DROPPED TO ZERO AND RPM BEGAN TO DECAY. MR. CARROW, DID A 180 DEG TURN TO SET HIS APPROACH UP INTO THE WIND. AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MINUTE, MR. CARROW DECIDED TO DA A RIGHT PEDAL TURN TOLAND PARALLEL TO A DIKE. PHOTO#1 SHOWS THE FIRST POINT OF IMPACT WHERE TH STINGER AND A PORTION OF THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK THE DIKE IN SUCH A WAY AS TO INDICATE A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 300 DEGREES AND A RIGHT PEDAL TURN. THE TURN IS EVIDENCED BY THE PERFECT IMPRESSION OF THE STINGER AS IT SLAMMED THE DIKE TRAVELING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. PHOTO #2 ALSO VERIFIES THIS BY THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE STINGER IS BENT. PHOTO #3 SHOWS THE STRIKE AND THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PHOTOS #4 & #5 SHOW THAT THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE PADDY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN APPROXIMATELY 210 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND LAND LEFT SIDE LOW SLIDING TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRPLANE SLID, THE LEFT SKID CROSS TUBE BOTH FORE AND AFT FAILED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ON ITS LEFT SIDE.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16755
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 0867.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6708 0 0 3300 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6709 91 91 WAAXA0 COA 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6710 84 175 WAAXA0 COA 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6711 98 273 WAAXA0 COA 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6712 24 297 WAAXA0 COA 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6801 83 380 3261 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6802 12 392 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6803 0 392 3448 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6804 0 392 3448 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6805 0 392 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 0 392 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 0 392 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6808 0 392 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6809 0 392 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6810 0 392 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6811 0 392 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6812 0 392 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6901 0 392 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6902 109 501 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 181 682 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 92 774 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 107 881 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 124 1005 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN 6907 0 1005 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN 6908 0 1005 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 0 1005 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 0 1005 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
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Printed from databases on: 02/27/99
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