Helicopter UH-1H 68-15275

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15275
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000484
Date: 05/21/69
Accident case number: 690521141
Unit: 170 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Pleiku / CP Schmidt in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1530
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC O3 HYRE BW
P W1 HENSLEY RL
CE E5 KELLEY MS
G E4 JACOBSON EJ

Accident Summary:

 ACFT HOVERING WHILE WAITING FOR ANOTHER ACFT TO DEPART POL & STRUCK BUNKER SPUN TO RT & THROTTLE WAS ROLLED OFF HOVERING AUTO WAS MADE T/R STRIKE & SUBSEQUENT FAILURE INCIDENT DAM \


Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15275
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000614
Date: 08/14/69
Accident case number: 690814241
Unit: 170 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Kontum in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 3 . . Passengers = 0
costing 124258
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W1 HARPER RK
P W1 FISH KW
OB W2 LONG EL
CE E4 POLLARD E
G E4 MCLAMB LB

Accident Summary:

 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CHRISTMAS TREE REVETMENTS AREA AND REFUELED AT THE HOLLAWAY HOT SPOT. THEN IT PROCEEDED TO AN AREA APPROXIMATELY TWELVE NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF KONTUM AIRFIELD FOR A VISUAL RECON OF THE AREA. THE MISSION WAS TO LOCATE A PILOT MISSING FROM AN AIRCRAFT DOWNED ON 13 AUG 69. THE CREW THEN FLEW TO FOB II TO BORROW A MCGUIRE TO EXTRACT THE MISSING PILOT IF HE WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA WHERE THERE WAS NO SIT-DOWN LZ. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLEW TO LZ MARY LOU WHERE IT WAS REFUELED, TOPPED-OFF BECAUSE OF NO FUEL GAUGE OR CLOCK, AND SHUT-DOWN WITH THE OTHER SEARCH AIRCRAFT. THIS INITIAL FLIGHT LASTED 55 MINUTES. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER THE AIRCRAFT CRANKED TO GO TO LZ PENNY TO OBTAIN GROUDN TROOPS FOR SWEEPING THE AREA FOR THE DOWNED PILOT. BETWEEN FIVE AND TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER FELT FEEDBACK IN THE CYCLIC AND CALLED THAT HE WAS LOSING HIS HYDRAULICS. A FEW SECONDS LATER HE CALLED THAT HE WAS TURNING BACK FOR KONTUM AIRFIELD BECAUSE ALL HYDRAULICS WERE GONE. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 180 DEGRES WHILE ON CRUISE FLIGHT THE RIGHT FUEL BOOST PUMP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY LOSS OF RPM FROM 6600 TO 4000, WITH THE N1 ALSO STABILIZED AT 50 PERCENT. THE PILOT HAD BEEN RECYCLING THE HYDRAULICS WHEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER, WO1 HARPER, HAD NO RESTORATION OF POWER WHEN HYDRAULICS WERE RECYCLED AND NOW ENTERED AUTOROTATION FOR A FIELD THAT HE HAD CHOSEN TO BE SUITABLE FOR LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER DESCENDED THE AIRCRAFT FROM 1500 FEET AGL THE PILOT, PLACED THE GOVERNOR IN EMERGENCY POSITION AND THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO ROLL ON THROTTLE WITH NO INCREASE IN N1 OR N2. THE CREW AND OBSERVER SAT IN FRONT OF THE TRANSMISSION OF THE FLOOR AND WAS ASSISTED BY THE GUNNER IN FASTENING HIS SEAT BELT. NO SEATS WERE DOWN BECAUSE THE EXTRACTION RIG DOES NOT ALLOW ROOM FOR SEATS. BOTH PILOTS WERE ON THE CONTROLS DUE TO THE LOSS OF HYDRAULICS. AS THEY NEARED THE GROUND THE PILOTS FLARED AND WHEN A PITCH PULL WAS ATTEMPTED THE COLLECTIVE WOULD NOT COME UP. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND WITH 30 TO 40 KNOTS OF FORWARD AIRSPEED, THE TOE OF THE RIGHT SKID IMPACTING INITIALLY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND AGAIN, RIGHT SKID FIRST, AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED FROM THE ARRCRAFT, PROBABLY DURING THE FIRST CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE OBSERVER EITHER SLIPPED UNDER OR WAS THROWN OVER HIS SEAT BELT AND WAS THROWN FROM THE AIRCRAFT CURING THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT SKID STRUCK THE OBSERVER ON THE SECOND AND FINAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT PINNED THE OBSERVER TO THE GROUND UNDER THE RIGHT SKID. THE GUNNER ATTEMPTED TO GRASP THE OBSERVER AS HE WAS THROWN FROM THE AIRCRAFT, BUT, AS HE LEANED TO HIS LEFT HIS OWN SEAT BELT BEGAN SLIPPING, CAUSING HIM ALMOST TO BE THROWN FROM HIS SHIP. THE HYDRAULICS HAD BEEN LEFT OFF AFTER TEH HYDRAULICS FAILURE AND THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE FUEL SWITCH. THE ENTIRE FOUR MAN CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.\\


The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15275
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 0169.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6901  12   12 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6902 144  156 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6903 113  269 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6904 129  398 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6905  86  484 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6906  12  496 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6907  89  585 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6908  29  614 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET     VIETNAM                     RVN     
6909   0  614 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET     VIETNAM                     RVN     
6910   0  614 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
6911   0  614 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
6912   0  614 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7001   0  614 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7002   0  614 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7003   0  614 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7004   0  614 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7005   0  614 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM        
7006   0  614 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM        
7007   0  614 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM        
7008   0  614 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM        
7009   0  614 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM        
7010   0  614 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM        
7011   0  614 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM        
7012   3  617 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM        
7101  14  631 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7102  19  650 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7103   8  658 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7104  14  672 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7105  27  699 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7106  15  714 WDU9AA PIRMASENS DEPOT  GERMANY                     EUROPE      
7107  15  729 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7108  17  746 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7109  22  768 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7110  41  809 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7111  17  826 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7112  21  847 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7201  13  860 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7202  14  874 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7203  25  899 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7204  22  921 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7205  20  941 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7206  31  972 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7207  27  999 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7208  13 1012 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7209   0 1012 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7210  35 1047 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7211  18 1065 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7212  30 1095 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7301  16 1111 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7302   3 1114 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7303  25 1139 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7304  42 1181 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7305  30 1211 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7306   1 1212 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7307  21 1233 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7308  25 1258 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7309  13 1271 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7310  15 1286 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7311   9 1295 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7312  10 1305 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7401  15 1320 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7402  26 1346 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7403  16 1362 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7404  38 1400 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7405  15 1415 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7409  35 1547 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7410  25 1572 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7411  20 1592 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7412  27 1619 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7501  12 1631 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7502   9 1640 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE   
7503  16 1656 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7504  17 1673 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7505  35 1708 WDU9AA 207TH AVN CO     GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7506   0 1708 W0Y6AA NASA             LOAN       LANGLY RSH CTR   AVSCOM     
7507   0 1708 W0Y6AA NASA             LOAN       LANGLY RSH CTR   AVSCOM     
7509   0 1708 W0Y6AA NASA             LOAN       LANGLY RSH CTR   AVSCOM     
7510   0 1708 W0Y6AA NASA             LOAN       LANGLY RSH CTR   AVSCOM     
7511   2 1710 W0Y6AA NASA             LOAN       LANGLY RSH CTR   AVSCOM     
7512   0 1710 W0Y6AA NASA             LOAN       LANGLY RSH CTR   AVSCOM     


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