AS AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED EXTERNAL, POWER RECEPTACLE LIGHT CAME ON, CE WENT AROUND AIRCRAFT AND WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY THE TAIL ROTOR CAUSING DEATH \
This record was last updated on 05/25/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15824
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00001617
Date: 02/24/71
Unit: A/1/9 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 0080 feet and 120 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (12.7MM)
Systems damaged were: ARMAMENT
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 67-15824
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 1168.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6811 0 0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6812 0 0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6901 26 26 WAG3A0 ABTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6902 46 72 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 0 72 WCKGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 0 72 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 23 95 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6906 111 206 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6907 12 218 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6908 78 296 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6909 75 371 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6910 93 464 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6911 143 607 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6912 45 652 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7001 103 755 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7002 75 830 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7003 71 901 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7004 7 908 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7005 112 1020 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7006 76 1096 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7007 50 1146 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7008 62 1208 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7009 31 1239 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7010 96 1335 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7011 79 1414 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7012 61 1475 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7101 62 1537 WAGTA0 1 9 CV SQ AM VIETNAM RVN 7102 80 1617 WAGTA0 1 9 CV SQ AM VIETNAM RVN 7103 53 1670 WAGTA0 1 9 CV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 7104 47 1717 WAGTA0 1 9 CV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 7105 20 1737 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7106 1 1738 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7107 18 1756 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7108 49 1805 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7109 39 1844 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7110 27 1871 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7111 56 1927 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7112 11 1938 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7201 17 1955 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7202 62 2017 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7203 6 2023 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7204 105 2128 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7205 0 2128 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7206 6 2134 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7207 0 2134 WG1RAA 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7208 0 2134 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7209 0 2134 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7210 0 2134 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7211 0 2134 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7212 0 2134 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN TRANSIT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7301 0 2134 W0MUAA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7302 2 2136 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7303 1 2137 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7304 11 2148 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7305 2 2150 W0U44B ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7306 8 2158 W0U44B ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7307 1 2159 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7308 3 2162 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7309 1 2163 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7310 17 2180 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7311 18 2198 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7312 15 2213 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7401 5 2218 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7402 15 2233 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7403 0 2233 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7404 13 2246 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7405 12 2258 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7406 44 2302 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7410 35 2369 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7411 28 2397 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7412 9 2406 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7501 1 2407 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7502 2 2409 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7503 10 2419 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7504 0 2419 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7505 0 2419 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7506 0 2419 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7507 8 2427 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7508 0 2427 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7509 0 2427 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7510 1 2428 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7511 27 2455 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7512 5 2460 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM
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Printed from databases on: 02/14/99
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