AIRCRAFT WAS A FLIGHT OF TWO LAUNCHED FROM ^B BTRY, 4TH BN, 77TH ARTY^ ON A CONTACT FIRE MISSION. ACTUAL TIME OF TAKEOFF WAS 1432 HOURS, 7 JULY 1970. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A WESTWARDLY HEADING PASSING THROUGH 1500 FEET AGL WHEN THE PILOT TURNED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT. A FEW MINUTES ELAPSED AT WHICH TIME A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A RAPID DECREASE IN N1 PERCENTAGE WAS OBSERVED BY THE PILOT. AUTOROTATION WAS INITIATED AT THIS TIME. THE N1 HAD DROPPED TO THE LOW THIRTIES UPON THE LAST CHECK BY THE PILOT AT WHICH TIME IT WAS NECESSARY TO DIVERT HIS ATTENTION TO AVAILABLE AREAS FOR AUTOROTATION. THE PILOT PICKED WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE ONLY PLACE AVAILABLE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, PULLED COLLECTIVE PITCH TO CLEAR ONE AREA WHICH HE HAD MISJUDGED TO BE TREES AND ZEROED THE AIR-SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN PULLED INITIAL PITCH AT TEN TO FIFTEEN FEET. THE REMAINING PITCH WAS USED TO CUSHION THE AIRCRAFT BUT DUE TO DECADENCE OF ROTOR SPEED AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND LANDED HARD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST DOWNWIND AFTER TURNING 60 TO 70 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE LAST PORTION WAS NEARLY VERTICAL WHICH PREVENTED ANY FORWARD MOVEMENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WAS NO WRECKAGE DISTRIBUTION AS INDICATED BY THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15212
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 0869.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6908 2 2 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6909 0 2 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6910 9 11 WFJ8B0 B 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6911 46 57 WFJ8B0 B 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6912 46 103 WFJ8B0 B 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7001 102 205 WFJ8B0 B 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7002 93 298 WFJ8B0 B 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7003 98 396 WFJ8B0 B 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7004 58 454 WFJ8B0 B 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7005 110 564 WFJ8B0 B 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7006 64 628 WFJ8B0 B 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7007 25 653 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7008 0 653 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7009 0 653 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7010 0 653 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7011 0 653 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7012 0 653 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7101 0 653 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7102 0 653 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7103 0 653 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7104 0 653 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7105 0 653 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7106 4 657 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7107 0 657 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7108 0 657 W0MUAA 8TH SQ AIR CAV 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY 7109 0 657 108TH DIV TNG 3RD ARMY CHARLOTTE RESV 7110 10 667 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 7111 35 702 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 7112 38 740 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 7201 86 826 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 7202 0 826 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7203 0 826 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 826 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 826 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 826 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 826 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 0 826 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7209 0 826 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7210 0 826 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7211 0 826 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7212 2 828 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN TRANSIT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7301 1 829 W0MUAA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7302 0 829 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7303 2 831 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7304 10 841 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7305 3 844 W0U44B ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7306 2 846 W0U44B ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7307 7 853 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7308 5 858 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7309 21 879 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7310 11 890 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7311 24 914 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7312 0 914 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7401 0 914 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7402 20 934 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7403 11 945 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7404 19 964 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7405 8 972 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7406 14 986 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7410 0 998 W0U48A INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7411 0 998 W0U48A INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7412 0 998 W0U44B INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7501 0 998 W0U44B INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7502 0 998 W0U44B INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7503 0 998 W0U44B INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7504 0 998 W0U44B INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7505 0 998 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7506 0 998 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7507 0 998 W0U422 INST MAINT FLT 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7508 0 998 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN STORAGE CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7509 0 998 W0MUAA SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 7510 0 998 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN STORAGE CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7511 0 998 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7512 2 1000 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN STORAGE CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM
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Gary Roush
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Painted Post, NY 14870
Printed from databases on: 02/21/99
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