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Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15166
The Army purchased this helicopter 0669
Total flight hours at this point: 00000495
Date: 04/09/70
Unit: 142 TC CO
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 110 knots.
Laos
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 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 68-15166
The Army purchased this helicopter 0669
Total flight hours at this point: 00000495
Date: 04/19/70
Accident case number: 700419141
Unit: C/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Evans in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 82019
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W1 WOOD SF
CP O2 SCOTT DL
Accident Summary:
ON 19 APRIL 1970, AT 1230 HOURS, AN AH-1G AIRCRAFT, 68-15166, BELONGING TO G BTRY, 4/77TH ARTY HAD JUST RETURNED FROM AN ASSIGNED CONTACT MISSION (EXHIBIT H). THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT CAMP EVANS POL FOR REFUELING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY WO1 STEVEN F. WOOD, THE CO-PILOT/GUNNER WAS 1LT DONALD L. SCOTT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPENDED MOST OF ITS ROCKETS ON THE CONTACT MISSION HOWEVER THERE REMAINED ON BOARD 13, 10LB, 2.75 ROCKETS. IN ADDITION THE TURRET WEAPONS SYSTEM CONTAINED 1500 ROUNDS OF 7.62 AMMUNITION AND 150 ROUNDS OF 40 MM. THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED 1100 LBS OF FUEL AFTER BEING REFUELED AT THE EVANS POL POINT. THE GROSS WEIGHT FOR TAKEOFF WAS 7902 LBS. THE PILOT REQUESTED CLEARANCE FROM EVANS TOWER FOR DEPARTURE AND TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARA HOT SPOT, CAMP EVANS. THE TOWER GAVE CLEARANCE FOR AN EAST DEPARTURE AND LEFT-TRAFFIC TO THE A.R.A. HOT SPOT, LANDING TO THE NORTH. THE WINDS WERE 080 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS, THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A +3145 FEET AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 96 DEGREES (EXHIBIT 3). THE PILOT MADE A HOVER CHECK AND NOTED THE EGT AS BEING 610 DEGREES. A NORMAL TAKEOFF WAS MADE TO THE EAST, AND A RIGHT TURN TO THE SOUTH WAS THEN MADE TO ESTABLISH A DOWNWIND LEG FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING TO A DISTANCE OF 1.0 NAUTICAL MILES FROM CAMP EVANS. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN TO BASE LEG UTILIZING APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES OF BANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 250-300 FEET AGL IN THE LEFT BANKING TURN WITH AN AIRSPEED OF 70 KNOTS AND TORQUE READING BETWEEN 30-35 PSI. WHILE IN THE TURN A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD BY BOTH PILOTS. THE COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED BY WO WOOD AND BOTH PILOTS OBSERVED THE ROTOR RPM TO BE AT 250 WITH THE ENGINE RPM APPROACHING 0. THE PILOT INITIATED A FLAIR TO REGAIN ROTOR RPM, THE RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLING TOWARDS ROUGH TERRAIN ALONG A CREEK LINE. (EXHIBIT 8A). THE HEADING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS GENERALLY EAST, AND THE ALTITUDE 50-75 FEET AGL WHEN THE PILOT MADE AN INITIAL PITCH PULL AND A SIMULTANEOUS FLARING LEFT TURN TO AVOID THE ROUGH AREA. THIS TURN WAS MADE TOWARDS THE ONLY LEVEL GROUND IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. WHILE IN THE FLARING TURN THE AIRCRAFT TAIL STINGER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THE PILOT PULLED THE REMAINING COLLECTIVE PITCH AND LEVELED THE SKIDS WITH CYCLIC CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDS MADE HARD CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET, COMING TO A STOP ON A HEADING OF 020 DEGREES. THE SKIDS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE IMPACT AND SLIDE RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. (EXHIBITS8F AND G).\\
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0669.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6906 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6907 1 1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6908 0 1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6909 22 23 WFJ8C0 C 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6910 69 92 WFJ8C0 C 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6911 53 145 WFJ8C0 C 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6912 80 225 WFJ8C0 C 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7001 90 315 WFJ8C0 C 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7002 62 377 WFJ8C0 C 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7003 45 422 WFJ8C0 C 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7004 73 495 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7005 0 495 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7006 0 495 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 7007 0 495 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7008 0 495 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7009 0 495 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7010 0 495 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7011 2 497 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7012 0 497 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7101 67 564 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7102 65 629 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7103 68 697 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7104 86 783 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7105 100 883 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7106 78 961 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7107 111 1072 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7108 3 1075 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7109 94 1169 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7110 56 1225 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7111 82 1307 WGZ6C0 C TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 7112 0 1307 WGZ6C0 3 17 CAV C TRP VIETNAM RVN 7201 36 1343 WC43AA 175 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7202 44 1387 WC43AA 175 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7203 0 1387 WC43AA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7204 93 1480 WC43AA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7205 41 1521 WC43AA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7206 60 1581 WC43AA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7207 60 1641 WC43AA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7208 35 1676 WHZMAA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7209 90 1766 WHZMAA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7210 9 1775 WHZMAA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7211 20 1795 WHZMAA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7212 62 1857 WHZMAA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7301 44 1901 WHZMAA C TRP 16TH ACV VIETNAM RVN 7302 0 1901 W0Y6AA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7303 0 1901 W0Y6AA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7304 0 1901 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 7305 0 1901 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7306 0 1901 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7307 0 1901 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7308 0 1901 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7309 0 1901 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7310 0 1901 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7311 0 1901 W0MUAA SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT SILL TRADOC 7312 0 1901 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7401 0 1901 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7402 0 1901 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7403 1 1902 W0MUAA SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 7404 10 1912 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7405 9 1921 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7406 0 1921 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7410 11 1933 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7411 24 1957 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7412 15 1972 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7501 14 1986 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7502 8 1994 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7503 1 1995 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7504 17 2012 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7505 17 2029 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7506 15 2044 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7507 4 2048 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7508 4 2052 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7509 2 2054 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7510 0 2054 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7511 0 2054 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7512 0 2054 WGZ6B0 7/1 CAV B TRP 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM
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