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Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16360
The Army purchased this helicopter 1069
Total flight hours at this point: 00001278
Date: 02/13/71
Incident number: 710213021ACD Accident case number: 710213021 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: HHB/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Phouc Vinh in
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 4 . . Passengers = 2
costing 45000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O5 TOEPEL AE
P O3 BURNETTE LR
CE E4 MOTGAN TM
G E3 WALLACE W
Passengers:
A DOTSON, PAX, D;
CPT SMITH FREDERICK PHILLIP, AR, PX, KIA;
This record was last updated on 09/20/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16360
The Army purchased this helicopter 1069
Total flight hours at this point: 00001581
Date: 09/01/71
Accident case number: 710901011
Unit: H/16 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Bien Hoa in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 41622
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W1 RODRIGUEZ JW
IP O3 FARROW LL
G E4 GREEN RC
Passengers:
UNK, LCO, G;
Accident Summary:
THE CREW OF UH-1H SN: ^68-16360^ WAS ON A MISSION TO INSERT A LONG RANGE RECONNAISSANCE PATROL TEAM AFTERWARDS TO PRACTICE SOME EMERGENCY PROCEDURES SO AS TO QUALIFY ^WO1 RODRIGUEZ^ AS AN AIRCRAFT COMMANDER. THE CREW CHIEF, ^ SP4 GREEN^ WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, BEHIND THE PILOT ^WO1 RODIGUEZ.^ ^SP4 BEEBE^ WAS ACTING IN THE CAPACITY OF A GROUND GUIDE IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, SO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED SOLELY BY CPT FARROW. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOVERING FORWARD THE ROTOR WASH BECAME SO INTENSE THAT THE GROUND GUIDE HAD TO COVER HIS EYES. AS THE AIRCRAFT HOVERED TO WHAT WO1 RODRIGUEZ THOUGHT WAS CLEAR OF THE REVETMENT WALL HE ANNOUNCED "TAIL COMING LEFT", AND BEGAN TO SWING THE TAIL LEFT. ^CPT FARROW^ ATTEMPTED TO TELL HIM THAT THE TAIL WAS NOT CLEAR LEFT BUT THE TAIL ROTOR HAD ALREADY STRUCK THE REVETMENT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A VIOLENT SPIN TO THE RIGHT, AT WHICH TIME ^CPT FARROW^ ROLLED OFF THE THROTTLE AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 160 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST 40 FEET FROM THE REVETMENT WALL.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16360
The Army purchased this helicopter 1069
Total flight hours at this point: 00002093
Date: 07/10/72
Unit: H/16 CAV
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT744864
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
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information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16360
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 1069.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6910 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6911 65 65 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6912 92 157 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7001 90 247 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7002 77 324 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7003 83 407 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7004 67 474 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7005 74 548 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7006 100 648 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7007 79 727 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7008 91 818 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7009 80 898 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7010 95 993 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7011 94 1087 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7012 59 1146 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7101 81 1227 WAG3T0 HQ 2 20 ARTY VIETNAM RVN 7102 51 1278 WAG3T0 HQ 2 20 ARTY VIETNAM RVN 7103 29 1307 WAG3T0 HQ 2 20 ARTY VIETNAM RVN 7104 25 1332 WAG3T0 605 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7105 34 1366 WAGTB0 1 9 CV B TRP VIETNAM RVN 7106 77 1443 WAGTB0 1 9 CV B TRP VIETNAM RVN 7107 53 1496 WAGTB0 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN 7108 65 1561 WAGTB0 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN 7109 20 1581 WAGTB0 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN 7110 63 1644 WAGTB0 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN 7111 39 1683 WAGTB0 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN 7112 74 1757 WAGTB0 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN 7201 47 1804 WH0JAA 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN 7202 81 1885 WH0JAA 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN 7203 70 1955 WH0JAA 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN 7204 77 2032 WH0JAA 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN 7205 31 2063 WH0JAA 388 TC CO VIETNAM RVN 7206 30 2093 WH0JAA 16 CAV H TP VIETNAM RVN
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