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Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-08575
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1267
Total flight hours at this point:
00001342
Date: 07/19/69
Accident case number: 690719151 Total loss or
fatality Accident
Unit: 135 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Bear
Cat in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 4 . .
Passengers = 1
costing 245345
Original source(s) and document(s) from
which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency
Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA
(Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC W1 CONLEY
MF
P W1 THOMSON TC
CE E5 ROGERS GD
G E4 MAHER JW
Passengers:
JR ROGERS, FCO, G;
Accident Summary:
AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 HRS ON 19 JULY 1969 A FLIGHT OF SEVEN AIRCRAFT IN SUPPORT OF THE 7TH ARVN DIVISION, DEPARTED AN AREA SOUTH OF DONG TAM AND FLEW TO DONG TAM FOR REFUELING. AFTER REFUELING, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM DONG TAM TO THE WEST AND REFORMED IN THE AIR INTO TWO FLIGHTS. THE FIRST FLIGHT OF FIVE IN A VEE TURNED LEFT AND FLEW OVER THE COMPOUND ON A HEADING OF EAST ENROUTE TO BINH DUC. THE SECOND FLIGHT OF TWO IN A TRAIL FLEW FURTHER TO THE WEST BEFORE TURNING LEFT AND CONSEQUENTLY FELL FURTHER TO THE REAR OF THE FIRST FLIGHT. THE LEAD OF THE FLIGHT OF TWO INCREASED HIS AIRSPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 90-100 K'S AND REMAINING AT 200 FT ALTITUDE, FLEW SOUTH TO THE RIVER THENCE EAST IN ORDER TO AVOID OVERFLYING THE COMPOUND (REF TAB 3). AFTER CLEARING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE COMPOUND THE FLIGHT OF TWO TURNED SLIGHTLY LEFT AND CONTINUED IN THIS HEADING UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY PASSED THE EAST-WEST ROAD BETWEEN DONG TAM AND MYTHO. THE FLIGHT OF TWO THEN TOOK UP A HEADING OF GENERALLY EAST, NORTH OF AND PARALLEL TO THE MY THO ROAD SETTING THEMSELVES UP FOR A LEFT DOWN-WIND TO BINH DUC AIRFIELD. PRESENT AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 90-100 K'S, ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. AT THIS TIME BOTH THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AND THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE AREA OF THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAD INITIALLY ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND THE A/C CONTINUED IN AUTOROTATION AND ALERTED THE CREW TO THIS FACT AND ALSO MADE A BLANKET CALL TO THE FACT THAT HE WAS GOING DOWN. SEEING ONLY TREES UNDER, TO THE LEFT, AND FORWARD OF HIS AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER BANKED TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE NOTICED THE ROAD AND A CLEARING TO HIS RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE ROAD AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN THE OPEN AREA ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 110 DEGREES. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ABOUT 54 FT ON THE SAME HEADING, STRUCK THE GROUND AND BOUNCED ONCE MORE FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 59 FT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF 165 DEGREES. THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE MAIN ROTOR HUB, WITH BLADES ATTACHED, WAS SEPARATED FROM THE MAST. THE LEAD SHIP OF THE FLIGHT OF TWO LANDED NEAR THE CRASH SITE AND EVACUATED THE CREW TO THE 3RD SURGICAL HOSPITAL AT DONG TAM.\\
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number
66-08575
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 1267.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6712 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6801 93 93 1641 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6802 103 196 1641 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6803 142 338 1641 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6804 49 387 1641 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6805 109 496 1641 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6806 103 599 1641 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6807 60 659 1641 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC 6808 138 797 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 6809 78 875 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 6810 47 922 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 6811 11 933 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 6812 8 941 W0L808 USA FLT TNG CTR AV SCH FORT STEWART CONARCAS 6901 11 952 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 4TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 6902 1 953 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 4TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 6903 47 1000 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 152 1152 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 68 1220 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 122 1342 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN
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