While hovering, the rotor wash picked up a poncho from a bunker. The poncho wrapped around one main rotor blade
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00683
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1166
Total flight hours at this point:
00000121
Date: 04/19/67
Accident case number: 670419041
Unit: ARMY
AVN DIV
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers =
0
costing 500
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O3 SLAUGHTER
SR
Accident Summary:
On a firing pass, either brass or links from the M-21 weapons system hit the tail rotor blade
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00683
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1166
Total flight hours at this point:
00001074
Date: 07/29/68
Unit: OPM SEA NITEOPS
This was a Combat
incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission
for Armed Recon
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0150
feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits
from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing
explosive charges.
The helicopter was hit in the Left Side causing
Fragmentation Damage.
Systems damaged were: UNK
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: UH1P3, 21101 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00683
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1166
Total flight hours at this point:
00001437
Date: 10/23/69
Incident number: 69102323.KIA
Unit: B/25 AVN
25 INF
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN
THEATER
for Close Air Support
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level
Flight at 0750 feet and 110 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 hits
from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic
projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (12.7MM, 7.62MM)
Systems damaged were:
ARMAMENT, ELECTRICAL SYS, STRUCTURE, FUEL SYS, PERSONNEL
The armor protecting
the personnel was NOT effective.
Casualties = 01 KIA . .
The helicopter
made a Forced Landing. Aircraft took off, fully flight capable.
The aircraft
was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives.
Aircraft
inspected and found to be in flyable condition
Original source(s) and
document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database.
Also: BDART, SIF, 00426, UH1P3, 29603, CASRP, JSIDR (Incidents converted from
the fixed-wing data base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty
Report. Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting Team Report. )
Crew
Members:
G SP4 MATTHEWS SETH HAYDEN III KIA
This record was last updated
on 05/25/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00683
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1166
Total flight hours at this point:
00001955
Date: 05/07/70
Unit: B/25 AVN 25 INF
This was a Combat
incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Operations Area this helicopter was Unknown at 0800 feet and 060
knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 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 Right Side
Systems damaged
were: STRUCTURE
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, SIF, 01846, JSIDR
(Incidents converted from the fixed-wing data base. Joint Services Incident
Damage Report. Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting Team Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00683
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1166
Total flight hours at this point:
00001955
Date: 05/11/70
Unit: B/25 AVN 25 INF
This was a Combat
incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0500 feet and 090
knots.
Cambodia
Helicopter took 2 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 Bottom
Systems damaged were:
STRUCTURE, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
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, SIF, 01851, JSIDR, CASRP (Incidents converted
from the fixed-wing data base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty
Report. Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting Team Report. )
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number
66-00683
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 1166.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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2780 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 3RD ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7307 31 2811 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7308 28 2839 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7309 12 2851 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7310 0 2851 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7311 0 2851 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7312 0 2851 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7401 0 2851 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7402 33 2884 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7403 75 2959 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7404 25 2984 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7405 14 2998 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7409 9 3045 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7410 3 3048 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7411 1 3049 W04TAA AVN TEST BOARD 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TECOM 7412 12 3061 WRHXAA 300TH AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT WORTH RESV 7501 0 3061 WRHXAA 300TH 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