ACFT ENCOUNTER MODERATE TURBULENCE UPON COMING TO HOVER. LZ STEEPLY SLOPED AND HAD NUMEROUS STUMPS. PILOT WAS NOT AWARE OF BLADE STRIKE UNTIL IT WAS DISCOVERED ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION\\ AN UNPREPARED LZ, WHICH WAS STEEPLY SLOPED AND HAD NUMEROUS STUMPS. BLADE STRIKE WAS DISCOVERED ON POST FLIGHT.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17508
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0568
Total flight hours at this point:
00003606
Date: 02/01/72
Unit: 388 TC CO
South Vietnam
UTM grid
coordinates: BT118625
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss
database. Also: VNAF (South Vietnamese Air Force. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number
67-17508
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 0568.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6805 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6806 0 0 3300 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6807 107 107 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6808 147 254 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6809 109 363 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6810 155 518 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6811 134 652 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 126 778 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 171 949 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 93 1042 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 103 1145 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 138 1283 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 150 1433 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 104 1537 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 118 1655 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 157 1812 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 72 1884 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 141 2025 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 74 2099 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 82 2181 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 102 2283 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 73 2356 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 122 2478 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 73 2551 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 69 2620 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 98 2718 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 71 2789 WC08AA 135 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 46 2835 WCLMAA 56 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7009 0 2835 WCLMAA 56 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7010 0 2835 W0Y6AA USA FLT OPN OFC 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AMC 7011 0 2835 W0Y6AA USA FLT OPN OFC 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AMC 7012 0 2835 W0Y6AA USA FLT OPN OFC 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AMC 7101 1 2836 NAT&GUARD NAT GDZI 7102 4 2840 NAT&GUARD NAT GDZI 7103 78 2918 WFJ4C0 C 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7104 116 3034 WFJ4C0 C 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7105 64 3098 WFJ4C0 C 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7106 91 3189 WFJ4C0 C 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7107 95 3284 WFJ4C0 C 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7108 65 3349 WFJ4C0 C 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7109 113 3462 WFJ4C0 C 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7110 85 3547 WFJ4C0 C 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7111 49 3596 WFJ4C0 B 101ST AHB VIETNAM RVN 7112 10 3606 WFJ4C0 B 101ST AHB VIETNAM RVN 7201 0 3606 WCLSAA 388 TC CO VIETNAM RVN 7202 0 3606 WCLSAA 388 TC CO VIETNAM RVN 7203 0 3606 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 3606 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 3606 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 3606 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 3606 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 0 3606 W0Y6AA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7209 0 3606 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM
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