Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKE OFF FOR A WEATHER CHECK TO DETERMINE WHETHER MORTAR/ROCKET PATROL SHOULD BE FLOWN AT THAT TIME. JUST PRIOR TO TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER STATED THAT HE COULD SEE STARS AND THE MOON SO HE DECIDED TO LIFT OFF. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ON TAKE OFF, IT WENT INTO A LARGE PATCH OF FOG AND THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ATTEMPTED A TIGHT 180 TURN TO THE LEFT TO COME BACK TO THE AIRSTRIP. DURING THE PROCESS OF THE TURN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED VERTIGO. HE ZEROED OUT THE AIRSPEED AND BEGAN SETTLING WITH A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT. IT IMPACTED TAIL FIRST, BOUNCED (STILL SPINNING TO THE RIGHT), AND IMPACTED ON THE FORWARD UNDERCARRIAGE. THERE WAS NO FIRE. BOTH CREW MEMBERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT DESPITE BACK INJURIES. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER INADVERTANTLY WENT IFR, HE ATTEMPTED AN ABRUPT MANEUVER IN ORDER TO RETURN TO HIS TAKE OFF LOCATION. THIS ABRUPT MANEUVER RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER EXPERIENCING VERTIGO AND BECOMING DISORIENTED. DURING MOST OF HIS DESCENT, HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT HE WAS EXTREMELY TAIL LOW OR THAT HIS RATE OF DESCENT WAS HIGH. WHAT LITTLE ORIENTATION HE DID HAVE WITH THE GROUND WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15721
The Army purchased this helicopter 0868
Total flight hours at this point: 00000646
Date: 11/06/70
Unit: C/7/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0600 feet and 100 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 Bottom
Systems damaged were: COMM 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: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15721
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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