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 67-15826
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00000721
Date: 03/30/71
Accident case number: 710330031
Unit: HHT/2/11 ACR
The station for this helicopter was Di An in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 79873
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O3 HAWK ME
G E5 MOTTE JR
Passengers:
, GM, G;
Accident Summary:
^CPT HAWK^ WAS NOTIFIED ON 29 MARCH 1971 TO TAKE HIS AIRCRAFT TO LONG BIEN ON 30 MARCH WHERE IT WOULD BE FITTED WITH WEAPONS AND THEN BE ON CALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. HE BEGAN HIS PREFLIGHT AT 0700 ON 30 MARCH 1971, FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL, AND TOOK OFF AT 0735 HOURS WITH ^SP5 MOTTE^ ON BOARD. WHILE FLYING OVER A LARGE RIVER ISLAND TWO MILES SOUTH OF BIEN HOA AIR BASE ^CPT HAWK^ NOTICED HIS RPM HAD DECREASED TO 6300. UNABLE TO INCREASE HIS RPM HE MADE A 180 TURN WITH THE INTENTION OF SETTING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A DRY RICE PADDY. DURING HIS DESCENT HE CONTACTED PLANTATION TOWER AT LONG BIEN AND NOTIFIED THEM THAT HE WAS PUTTING HIS AIRCRAFT DOWN ON SHELL ISLAND. AT APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 FEET A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST COMPLETE POWER. CPT HAWK CONTINUED HIS DESCENT TO THE RICE PADDY TOUCHING DOWN IN SOFT DIRT TEARING THE SKIDS FROM THE AIRCRAFT. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THAT THE COWLING BELOW THE MAST WAS ON FIRE. HE GRABBED THE AIRCRAFT FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND EXPENDED IT ON THE FIRE. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SINCE THE FIRE WAS STILL BURNING HE USED THEIR FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON THE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS SLOWED BUT BEGAN TO RESUME ITS INTENSITY WHEN AN AIR FORCE HELICOPTER LANDED. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THIS AIRCRAFT WAS USED ON THE FIRE BUT IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES THE AIR FORCE HAD FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON THE SCENE AND THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15826
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 1 1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6901 0 1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6902 12 13 WFJ8AA UNIT NOT KNOWN VIETNAM RVN 6903 68 81 WFJ8A0 A 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6904 77 158 WFJ8A0 A 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6905 30 188 WFJ8A0 A 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6906 33 221 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 6907 0 221 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6908 0 221 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6909 0 221 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6910 0 221 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6911 0 221 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6912 0 221 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7001 0 221 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7002 0 228 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7003 0 229 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7004 0 229 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 23 252 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 7006 53 305 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 7007 43 348 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 7008 72 420 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 7009 88 508 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 7010 9 517 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 7011 49 566 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 7012 47 613 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG VIETNAM RVN 7101 20 633 WG2BAA HHT 11TH ACR VIETNAM RVN 7102 19 652 WG2BAA HHT 11TH ACR VIETNAM RVN 7103 69 721 WAY6AA HHT 11TH ACR VIETNAM RVN 7104 0 721 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7105 0 721 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7106 0 721 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7107 0 721 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7108 1 722 W0MUAA 8TH SQ AIR CAV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY 7109 4 726 W0MUAA 8TH SQ AIR CAV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY 7110 30 756 W0MUAA 8TH SQ AIR CAV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY 7111 30 786 W0MUAA 8TH SQ AIR CAV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY 7112 0 786 W0MUAA 8TH SQ AIR CAV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY 7201 0 786 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7202 1 787 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7203 5 792 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7204 24 816 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7205 2 818 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7206 56 874 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7207 1 875 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7208 5 880 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7209 17 897 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7210 9 906 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7211 12 918 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7212 10 928 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7301 1 929 WAGEAA HHC 1ST CAV DIV 5TH ARMY FORT HOOD 5TH ARMY 7302 0 929 W0VC4B ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7303 0 929 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7304 0 929 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7305 0 929 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7306 0 929 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7307 0 929 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7308 3 932 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7309 12 944 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 7310 0 944 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7311 1 945 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7312 1 946 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7401 0 946 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7402 10 956 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7403 20 976 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7404 15 991 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7405 21 1012 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7406 21 1033 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7410 2 1039 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7411 5 1044 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7412 10 1054 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7501 3 1057 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7502 2 1059 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7503 13 1072 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7504 11 1083 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7505 5 1088 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7506 5 1093 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7507 0 1093 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7508 0 1093 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 7509 0 1093 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 7510 0 1093 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 7511 0 1093 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 7512 0 1093 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC
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Printed from databases on: 02/21/99
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