Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08738
The Army purchased this helicopter 1064
Total flight hours at this point: 00001898
Date: 05/09/68
Unit: 355 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While Enroute this helicopter was in Bank Right at 0020 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 8 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: MAIN ROTOR SYS, FUEL SYS
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, 13003 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08738
The Army purchased this helicopter 1064
Total flight hours at this point: 00002180
Date: 10/21/68
Accident case number: 681021111
Unit: C/15 TC 1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Bien Hoa in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 43140
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
MN W1 SEVILLE LP
Accident Summary:
ON 21 OCTOBER 1968, AT 0920 HOURS, A UH-1B, SN: 63-8738 ASSIGNED TO C COMPANY, 15TH TC, CRASHED 3 KILOMETERS SOUTH OF LZ NANCY, RVN. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY TEST FLIGHT. THE PILOT, AWARE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION AT LZ NANCY WAS ENROUTE TO LZ EVANS TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUE TO PHU BAI. A FEW MINUTES FROM LZ NANCY, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 500 FEET AND AN AIRSPEED OF 100 KNOTS, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS INDICATED BY THE LOW RPM WARNING LIGHT AND A CHARACTERISTIC YAW TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION. THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN AND THE PILOT TURNED 180 DEGREES, ELECTING TO ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO LZ NANCY. AS THE ACCELERATED THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. ONCE MORE THE PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION AT AN ALTITUDE OF 300 FEET. THE FINAL APPROACH WAS ON A HEADING OF 355 DEGREES WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. ON IMPACT THE SKIDS SPREAD AND THE FUSELAGE WAS SPRUNG TO THE POINT THAT THE OVERHEAD PLEXIGLASS WAS BROKEN OUT. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID 14 FEET IT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF 010 DEGREES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN SPITE OF THE PRESENCE OF UNAUTHORIZED PASSENGERS ON A TEST FLIGHT. THERE WAS NO FIRE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08738
The Army purchased this helicopter 1064
Total flight hours at this point: 00002711
Date: 11/17/69
Unit: HA(L)-3
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at UNK 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.
The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
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, 32106 ()
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08738
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 1064.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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