Helicopter AH-1G 67-15518

Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15518
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00000320
Date: 01/10/69
Unit: A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Miscellaneous mission for Training Flight
While Enroute this helicopter was on Take-Off at 1500 feet and 100 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (14.5MM)
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: LNOF, 90008, JSIDR (Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15518
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00000320
Date: 02/03/69
Unit: A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT146529
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 67-15518
Date: 02/03/69
Accident case number: 690203351
Unit: A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Tay Ninh West in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 0
costing 120998
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P O2 MCKINNEY DC
CP O3 RIBAR FA

Accident Summary:

AT ^2055H A SECTION OF ARA^ WAS SCRAMBLED ON A FIRE MISSION. THE START AND RUN UP OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NORMAL. A PRE-TAKE OFF CHECK WAS MADE BY THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE GUNNER. THE EGT AT THE TIME OF TAKE OFF WAS ABOUT SIX HUNDRED DEGREES AND THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER STATED HE WAS PULLING FROM THIRTY-EIGHT TO FORTY POUNDS OF TORQUE AT NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT N1. UPON TAKE-OFF A RIGHT CLIMBING TURN WAS MADE. AT AN ALTITUDE FROM 150 TO 200 FEET WITH AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF FORTY TO FIFTY KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AND THE GUNNER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE REAR OF THE AH-1G AND EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE YAWING TO THE LEFT. THE IMMEDIATE REACTION OF THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS TO LOWER COLLECTIVE PITCH, AT WHICH TIME HE NOTICED THE ENGINE RPM GOING BELOW 6000 (295 ROTOR RPM). THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LEFT DESCENDING TURN. RIGHT PEDAL WAS APPLIED TO CORRECT THE LEFT YAWING TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ALSO STATED HE STARTED A SLOW DECELERATION AND THE YAW COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. AT TEN TO FIFTEEN FEET OFF THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER APPLIED COLLECTIVE PITCH TO CORRECT THE YAWING. THIS DID NO GOOD WHATSOEVER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A TWO FOOT HIGH IRRIGATION DIKE AND ROLLED ON ITS' RIGHT SIDE, SEVERING THE TAIL BOOM AT IMPACT. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER CRACKED OPEN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CANOPY AND BOTH PILOTS SCRAMBLED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. BOTH PILOTS WERE IMMEDIATELY PICKED UP AND TAKEN TO THE ^45TH EVAC HOSPITAL^, THEN TO THE ^15TH MED^ FOR OBSERVATION AND LATER RELEASED TO DUTY.\\

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15518
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 0268.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6802   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVCOM        
6803   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVCOM       
6804   0    0 3300   BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM    
6805  38   38 3261   355 AVN CO       4TH ARMY   FORT SILL        4TH ARMY 
6806  28   66 3261   355 AVN CO       4TH ARMY   FORT SILL        4TH ARMY 
6807  35  101 3261   OPM SEA NITEOPS  1ST ARMY   FORT BELVOIR     AMC          
6808  88  189 WAG3A0 ABTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6809  36  225 WAG3A0 ABTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6810   0  225 WAG3A0 ABTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6811  26  251 WAG3A0 ABTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6812  28  279 WAG3A0 ABTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6901  41  320 WAG3A0 ABTRY2BN20A1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN

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