An empty sand bag picked up by the rotor wash, struck and dented a main rotor blade
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00572
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0866
Total flight hours at this point:
00001835
Date: 03/04/71
Accident case number: 710304071
Unit: 135
AHC
The station for this helicopter was Dong Tam in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 1
costing 149896
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
P W1 BRATKOVIC RJ
CP X1 GUMLEY JT
Passengers:
UNK, LCO, G;
Accident Summary:
WHILE FLYING AT 1400 FEET AS WING ENROUTE TO THE AREA OF OPERATIONS, A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND THE CHIP DETECTOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ALOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT WITH POWER AND TOLD THE LEAD GUNSHIP OF HIS ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. WITHIN TEN SECONDS OF THIS RADIO CALL, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. THE PILOT SAW HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE HIS PLANNED FORCED LANDING AREA AND CHOSE AN ALTERNATE SITE. AGAIN HE SAW HE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE MAKING HIS AREA SO HE ALTERED HIS COURSE AND PULLED IN SOME PITCH IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE TREES. UPON CLEARING THE TREES THE PILOT LANDED HARD WITH LOW RPM. WITHIN MINUTES THE CREW WAS PICKED UP AND TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHILE RECOVERY OF THE DOWNED AIRCRAFT WAS INTHE PLANNING STAGE.\\
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number
66-00572
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 0866.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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