Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15310
The Army purchased this helicopter 1167
Total flight hours at this point: 00000125
Date: 03/05/68
Unit: 235 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0100 feet and 100 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 10 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 Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, MAIN ROTOR SYS, STRUCTURE
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft took off, fully flight capable.
The aircraft was diverted or delayed after completing some mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: LNOF, 80012,
JSIDR (Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Joint
Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15310
The Army purchased this helicopter 1167
Total flight hours at this point: 00000222
Date: 06/10/68
Unit: 235 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 1200 feet and 120 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 Cockpit
Systems damaged were: TAIL ROTOR, 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: LNOF, 80065,
JSIDR (Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Joint
Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15310
The Army purchased this helicopter 1167
Total flight hours at this point: 00001118
Date: 09/09/69
Unit: B/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size.
Systems damaged were: DRIVESHAFT, STRUCTURE, TAIL ROTOR
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: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-15310
The Army purchased this helicopter 1167
Total flight hours at this point: 00001523
Date: 03/20/70
Accident case number: 700320011
Unit: B/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Ban Me Thuot in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1500
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 SAIN WL
Accident Summary:
WHILE LDG TO INSERT TROOPS ENTERED IFR IN DUST AS TROOPS DEPARTED ACFT IT DIPPED TO LF T/R STRUCK SOME BRUSH ICDT DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15310
The Army purchased this helicopter 1167
Total flight hours at this point: 00001685
Date: 06/08/70
Accident case number: 700608261 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: B/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Phouc Vinh in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 0
costing 471630
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 STASTNY RS
P W2 SHANKS JW
Accident Summary:
AIRCRAFT 310 WAS ENROUTE TO PHUOC VINH ON THE THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN 05+00 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MISHAP. THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED NO FAULTY INDICATIONS ON THESE PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BROKEN OUT OF QUAN LOI TRAFFIC (05) ON CROSSWIND AT 80 KNOTS AND 500 RPM RATE OF CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH APPROXIMATELY 900 LBS. OF FUEL. A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD IN THE REAR SECTION, ACCOMPANIED BY TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AUTOROTATED INTO A BAMBOO AREA WITH SOME TREES IN IT, BOARDED BY DENSE TRIPLE CANOPY JUNGLE. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER STATES THAT HE SAW THE MAIN ROTOR LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE BAMBOO. PITCH WAS PULLED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CUSHION THE LANDING WITH APPARENTLY NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOTH CREW MEMBERS SUSTAINED COMPRESSION FRACTURES OF LUMBER VERTEBRAE. THE PILOT ALSO RECEIVED INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT ARM.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15310
The Army purchased this helicopter 1167
Total flight hours at this point: 00001698
Date: 03/16/71
Unit: B/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD363475
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 AH-1G tail number 66-15310
The Army purchased this helicopter 1167
Total flight hours at this point: 00001698
Date: 03/16/71
Incident number: 710316341ACD Accident case number: 710316341 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: B/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Eagle in
Number killed in accident = 2 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 673318
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P CPT MCCARTHY LOYD VAN JR KIA
P CPT ALLEN CHARLES DAVID JR KIA
Accident Summary:
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED QUANG TRI, RVN, AT APPROX 2130 HOURS IN ROUTE TO CAMP EAGLE, RVN. THE WEATHER WAS MARGINAL. AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND, UNDER POWER, IN A SHALLOW DESCENDING RIGHT TURN DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.\\
This record was last updated on 05/25/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Baptist - other groups
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: officer
This record was last updated on 07/29/95
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15310
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 1167.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6711 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6712 0 0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6801 0 0 3300 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6802 85 85 WDX6AA 235 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6803 40 125 WDX6AA 235 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6804 46 171 WDX6AA 235 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6805 34 205 WDX6AA 235 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 17 222 WDX6AA 235 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 6 228 WDX6AA 235 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6808 24 252 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6809 75 327 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6810 0 327 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6811 63 390 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6812 47 437 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6901 45 482 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6902 113 595 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6903 90 685 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6904 56 741 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6905 48 789 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6906 88 877 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6907 55 932 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6908 88 1020 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6909 98 1118 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6910 90 1208 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6911 70 1278 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6912 45 1323 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7001 83 1406 WAG3A0 ABTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7002 46 1452 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7003 71 1523 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7004 55 1578 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7005 82 1660 WAG3B0 BBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7006 25 1685 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7007 0 1685 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 0 1685 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7009 0 1685 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7010 0 1685 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7011 0 1685 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7012 0 1685 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7101 2 1687 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7102 11 1698 WFJ8B0 B BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7103 0 1698 WFJ8B0 B BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN
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