Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15088
The Army purchased this helicopter 0369
Total flight hours at this point: 00000888
Date: 04/10/70
Unit: C/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0900 feet and 100 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 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 Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft is later recovered by any means other than its own power.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
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. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15088
The Army purchased this helicopter 0369
Total flight hours at this point: 00001074
Date: 06/08/70
Unit: C/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Miscellaneous mission for Classified reasons
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 1000 feet and 120 knots.
Classified
Helicopter took 2 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 Right Side
Systems damaged were: ARMAMENT, 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. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15088
The Army purchased this helicopter 0369
Total flight hours at this point: 00001472
Date: 01/13/71
Unit: C/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 1000 feet and 130 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 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 Left Side
Systems damaged were: 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. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15088
The Army purchased this helicopter 0369
Total flight hours at this point: 00001483
Date: 02/18/71
Accident case number: 710218111
Unit: C/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Evans in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 0
costing 134072
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W2 BORLAND JM
CP O3 SNOW RW
Accident Summary:
AT 1130 HOURS 18 FEBRUARY 1971 ^CPT SNOW^ AND ^CW2 BORLAND^ WERE LAUNCHED ON AN AERIAL ARTILLERY COMBAT MISSION. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ^CW2 BORLAND^ WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE COPILOT,^CPT SNOW^, WAS TRAINING IN THE BACK SEAT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PREFLIGHTED THE EVENING BEFORE THE FLIGHT PER UNIT SOP. AN FOD CHECK WAS MADE BY ^CPT SNOW^ AND SIGNED OFF ON THE 2408-13 (2408-13 TAB J). THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED AND RUN UP USING THE APPROPRIATE DA CL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NUMBER TWO IN A FLIGHT OF TWO. THE MISSION WAS TO PROVIDE AERIAL ARTILLERY FIRE IN A LANDING ZONE JUST PRIOR TO A COMBAT ASSAULT BY A FLIGHT OF UH-1H ARICRAFT. THE PREPARATION WAS FIRED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SECOND AIRCRAFT MADE TWO PASSES AND EXPENDED EIGHT ROCKETS. THE TWO AH-1G AIRCRAFT THEN REMAINED IN THE AREA TO ANSWER SUBSEQUENT CALLS FOR FIRE. ARTILLERY WAS BEING FIRED IN THE VICINITY SO BOTH AIRCRAFT REMAINED AT APPROXIMATELY 900-1000 FEET AGL TO INSURE CLEARANCE. ATXIMATELY 900-1000 FEET AGL TO INSURE CLEARANCE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 HOURS BOTH THE PILOT AND COPILOT NOTED A GRINDING NOISE PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION. THE ENGINE GAUGES HAD GIVEN NO WARNING OF POSSIBLE ENGINE MALFUNCTION. AFTER THE EXPLOSION ALL INSTRUMENTS INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE COPILOT INITIALLY ENTERED AUTOROTATION. THEN RELINQUISHED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND. THE COPILOT MADE A RADIO CALL AND TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO JETTISON THE WIND STORES. SINCE THE PILOT IN COMMAND HAD NEVER PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION FROM THE FRONT SEAT, HE TURNED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE COPILOT. THE COPILOT CONTINUED THE AUTOROTATION STRAIGHT AHEAD TOWARD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SAND BAR ON A CREEK BED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND DID NOT ATTEMPT TO JETTISON THE WING STORES FROM THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE OF THE TIME FACTOR AND ALTITUDE LOST. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE INTENDED LANDING AREA, THE COPILOT NOTED THAT SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOCKING THE APPROACH PATH. THE COPILOT PULLED SOME PITCH TO EXTEND HIS GLIDE AND CLEAR THE TREES. ON SHORT FINAL HE REALIZED THAT THE LANDING SITE WAS COVERED WITH LARGE ROCKS. A DECISION WAS MADE TO PREFORM A MINIMUM GROUND RUN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. THE COPILOT ZEROED THE AIRSPEED AND PULLED INITIAL PITCH AT APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TO TEN FEET. THE ROTOR RPM HAD DECAYED WHICH RESULTED IN VERY LITTLE CUSHIONING EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT FELL THROUGHT AND LANDED HARD CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND COPILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER PERFORMING AN ABBREVIATED SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, UPON EXITING, NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE INLET. BOTH THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE COPILOT WERE PICKED UP BY A UH-1H AIRCRAFT WHICH HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE OPERATION. THE PILOT IN COMMAND SUFFERED BACK INJURY AND WAS MEDICALLY EVACUATED. THE COPILOT SUFFERED A STRAINED NECK AND HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED FOR FLYING.\\
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