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Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15833
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00001743
Date: 07/17/70
Accident case number: 700717141
Unit: C/7/1 CAV
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 90000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W1 HEYNOSKI EL
CP W1 BILLS AC
Passengers:
AF COMMANDER, LCO, G;
Accident Summary:
AT 1715 HOURS, 17 JULY 1970, ^WO-1 HEYNOSKI^ HAD COMPLETED REARMING AND HAD RECEIVED A RELEASE FOR THE DAY. ^WO-1 HEYNOSKI^ LIFTED THE ARICRAFT TO A HOVER IN PREPARATION TO TAKE OFF. AT THIS TIME HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSINN AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SETTLE. ^MR HEYNOSKI^ PERFORMED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION AND RECEIVED A CALL CROM THE TOWER THAT HIS ARICRAFT WAS ON FIRE. ^MR HEYNOSKI^ SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND EXITED IT. HIS CO-PILOT , ^WO-1 BILLS^, EXITED WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE WAS SO LARGE THAT HE DECIDED THAT THERE WAS NO USE IN TRYING TO PUT IT OUT WITH THE SMALL EXTINGUISHER. THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS IN FLAMES. THE PERSONNAL AT MOC HOA ROLLED UP TWO BIG FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THEY WERR EMPTY. ^MR HEYNOSKI^ LATER FOUND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT THE OTHER END OF THE AIRFIELD, BUT IT WAS ALSO EMPTY. WHEN THE FIRE HAD BURNED IT-SELF OUT, ABLUT 1815 HOURS, THE PERSONNEL AT MOC HOA FOUND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT WORKED. IT WAS USED TO COOL THE ENGINE.\\
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information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15833
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.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6811 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6811 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6812 0 0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6901 25 25 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6902 98 123 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6903 119 242 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6904 100 342 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6905 100 442 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6906 127 569 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6907 107 676 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6908 135 811 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6909 84 895 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6910 94 989 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6911 92 1081 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 6912 98 1179 WGZ6C0 TRPC 7SQ 1AIRCV VIETNAM RVN 7001 103 1282 WGZ6C0 C 7S 1 CV SQ VIETNAM RVN 7002 89 1371 WGZ6C0 C 7S 1 CV SQ VIETNAM RVN 7003 112 1483 WGZ6C0 C 7S 1 CV SQ VIETNAM RVN 7004 55 1538 WGZ6C0 C 7S 1 CV SQ VIETNAM RVN 7005 81 1619 WGZ6C0 C 7S 1 CV SQ VIETNAM RVN 7006 73 1692 WGZ6C0 C 7S 1 CV SQ VIETNAM RVN 7007 51 1743 WCLUAA 611 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7008 0 1743 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 0 1743 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7010 0 1743 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7011 0 1743 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7012 0 1743 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7101 0 1743 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7102 5 1748 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7103 32 1780 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7104 47 1827 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7105 115 1942 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7106 69 2011 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7107 41 2052 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7108 88 2140 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7109 47 2187 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7110 36 2223 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7111 37 2260 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7112 15 2275 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7201 31 2306 WAB3D0 D 101ST AHB VIETNAM RVN 7202 0 2306 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7203 0 2306 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 2306 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 2306 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 2306 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 2306 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 4 2310 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7209 11 2321 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7210 22 2343 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7211 11 2354 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7212 3 2357 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7301 13 2370 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7302 23 2393 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7303 0 2393 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7304 0 2393 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7305 0 2393 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7306 1 2394 WAB1FF 101ST ABN 3RD ARMY FORT CAMPBELL 3RD ARMY 7307 13 2407 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7308 5 2412 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7309 4 2416 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7310 8 2424 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7311 2 2426 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7312 11 2437 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7401 14 2451 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7402 11 2462 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7403 5 2467 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7404 0 2467 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7405 0 2467 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7406 0 2467 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7410 22 2543 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7411 8 2551 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7412 5 2556 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7501 0 2556 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7502 0 2556 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7503 0 2556 W0U44B INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7504 9 2565 W0U44B INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7505 0 2565 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7506 0 2565 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7507 7 2572 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7508 0 2572 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7509 0 2572 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7510 0 2572 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7511 0 2572 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7512 0 2572 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN STORAGE CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM
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Printed from databases on: 02/21/99
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