The main rotor flexed down striking the drive shaft and tail rotor drive shaft cover due to an aircraft hovering nearby
This record was last updated on 04/14/99
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16270
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point:
00001317
Date: 10/23/68
Unit: 388 TC CO
This was a Combat incident.
This helicopter was LOSS TO THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot
Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was on Take-Off at UNK feet and
UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon;
Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges.
(RPG)
The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System
Systems
damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS, PERSONNEL, STRUCTURE, TRANSMISSION
Casualties =
01 WIA . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft is later recovered by any means
other than its own power.
Both mission and flight capability were
terminated.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was
created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center
Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, MISC, CRAFX (Miscellaneous. Lindenmuth New
Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16270
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point:
00003374
Date: 05/24/71
Accident case number: 710524171
Unit: A/123
AVN 23 INF
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai/BDE CA 01 in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing
478
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation
Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O3 PALLADINO DA
CE E4
ROSSMAN J
Accident Summary:
AFTER DROPPING OFF THE ASSIGNED PILOT AT CHU LAI ARMY AIRFIELD. CPT PALLADINO AND THE CREW CHIEF, SITTING IN THE PILOT'S SEAT, FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO BT 510125( AN AREA SET ASIDE FOR LOCAL TRAINING). CPT PALLADINO WAS GIVING THE CREW CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS. WHILE AT A HOVER THE CREW CHIEF LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND THE AIRCRAFTHIT ON THE HEEL OF THE RIGHT SKID CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SKID AND CROSS TUBE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO CHU LAI AIRFIELD.\\
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number
66-16270
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 0467.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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