Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15715
The Army purchased this helicopter 0868
Total flight hours at this point: 00000285
Date: 04/08/69
Unit: A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Miscellaneous mission for Test and Maintenance
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 1800 feet and 100 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 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 causing Spalling.
Systems damaged were: ARMAMENT, MAIN ROTOR SYS, 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, 90185, DYNAL (Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15715
The Army purchased this helicopter 0868
Total flight hours at this point: 00000723
Date: 01/24/70
Accident case number: 700124161
Unit: A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Tay Ninh in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 1
costing 49000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O3 MCCLINTOCK RS
P W1 KOLACEK WJ
Passengers:
, , G;
Accident Summary:
AT 1430 HOURS, 24 JANUARY 1970, AN AH-1G HELICOPTER, SN 67-15715, ASSIGNED TO A BATTERY, 2/20TH ARTILLERY, 1ST CAV DIV (AM), WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT COORDINATES XT 245615, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 KILOMETERS NORTHWEST OF NUI BA DZN, RVN. THE FOLLOWING ARE NAMES OF PERSONS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND POSITIONS OCCUPIED:\\ CPT SHEA S. MCCLINTOCK, AIRCRAFT COMMANDER, 415-66-3757, AND WO1 WILLIAM J. KOLACEK, PILOT/GUNNEġ 361-36-9319.\\ AIRCRAFT 715 WAS ENROUTE FROM TAY NINH TO A FIELD LOCATION TO SUPPLEMENT AND ARA SECTION THAT WAS SUPPORTING A GROUND ELEMENT IN THE VICINITY OF NUI BA DON. THE ENGINE FAILED AND AN AUTOROTATION WAS EXECUTED TO AN OPEN FIELD AT COORDINATES XT245615. INITIAL INDICATIONS OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WERE A PPOWER LOSS, YAWING OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND A LOUD EXPLOSIVE SOUND. THE AUTOROTATIVE TOUCHDOWN RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE TURRET SUFFERED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR BACK INJURIES DUE TO THE DECELERATIVE FORCES.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15715
The Army purchased this helicopter 0868
Total flight hours at this point: 00000980
Date: 01/11/71
Unit: A/7/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0500 feet and 070 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 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 Engine Compartment
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, STRUCTURE, 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: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15715
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 0868.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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