At approximately 0400 hours, 7 Aug 68 aircraft, 65-9524, a UH-1C, departed LZ Sharon on a mortar patrol mission. After about one hour of flight, it landed at the refueling point at the US Marine facility at Quang Tri Airfield. The pilot reduced power to flight idle and the crew departed the aircraft to refuel. The crew chief noted that there was no fuel pressure in the line and the aircraft commander called the tower to request it be turned on. When the crew chief noticed the line become pressurized, he purged the nozzle, connected the bonding clip to the aircraft and inserted the nozzle into the filler hole on the aircraft. He started to open the nozzle and immediately felt a surge of pressure which forced the nozzle out of the hole, sraying fuel on the outside of the aircraft. Instantly the fuel exploded, blowing him approximately 15 feet from the helicopter. The pilots observed the explosion, secured the aircraft, and departed it uninjured. The crew chief was not injured. The crash crew arrived at the scene in about 2 minutes and extinguished the fire
This record was last updated on 04/17/97
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 65-09524
The Army purchased this helicopter 0466
Total flight hours at this point: 00002167
Date: 04/21/70
Unit: B/25 AVN 25 INF
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT164511
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
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 65-09524
The Army purchased this helicopter 0466
Total flight hours at this point: 00002167
Date: 04/21/70
Accident case number: 700421211 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: B/25 AVN 25 INF
The station for this helicopter was Cu Chi in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 3 . . Passengers = 0
costing 244415
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W2 RILEY JA
P W1 HAIRE TB
CE E4 BAURENFIEND K
G E4 KOEBNICK JW
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT HAD REFUELED AT TAY NINH POL AND DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH ON TAKE-OFF HEADING OF 200. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF TAY NINH BASE CAMP, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A CYCLIC HARD OVER TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO A SHARP BANK. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER RETURNED TO THE CYCLIC TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND BEGAN A DECELERATION TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN FIELD. AFTER GETTINT THE CYCLIC TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, HE THEN HAD A HARD OVER TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS ABLE TO COUNTERACT IT BY APPLYING RIGHT CYCLIC AND CONTINUE HIS DECELERATION TO THE GROUND WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A THIRD HARDOVER TO THE RIGHT WHICH CHANGED THE AIRCRAFT HEADING 90 RIGHT. AGAIN THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER RIGHTED THE CYCLIC AND BEGAN HIS APPROACH INTO A SMALL FIELD. ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT HAD ANOTHER CYCLIC HARDOVER TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE GROUND IN A RIGHT NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE LEFT ROLL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STONE PILLAR.\\
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information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 65-09524
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0466.
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