This record was last updated on 09/20/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 62-01882
Date: 01/21/65
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was Landing at 0020 feet and 012 knots.
South Vietnam
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 Passenger Cargo Section
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: UH1P1, 00873, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 62-01882
The Army purchased this helicopter 1162
Total flight hours at this point: 00001555
Date: 12/21/66
Accident case number: H632
Unit: HHT/1/9 CAV
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 4384
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P POTTS WL
Accident Summary:
RT PASS DOOR CAME LOOSE IN FLT FROM OPEN STOWED POSITION & WAS STRUCK BY MR BLADE ACFT LANDED DOOR DID NOT HAVE SAFETY DEVICE ATTACHED DOOR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN OPEN POSITION SUSPECT IMPROPER PRE FLIGHT
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 62-01882
The Army purchased this helicopter 1162
Total flight hours at this point: 00001994
Date: 03/07/68
Unit: B/82 ARTY 1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0800 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (12.7MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Left Side
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, 06703 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 62-01882
The Army purchased this helicopter 1162
Total flight hours at this point: 00002622
Date: 05/15/69
Unit: HA(L)-3
South Vietnam
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 62-01882
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 1162.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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