ON 13 JAN 70, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 HOURS, CW2 CRAIG DENNY, AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AND 1LT DAVID GARDNER, PILOT, WERE SUPPORTING A VNAF AIR ASSAULT OF THE 21ST ARVN DIVISION. CW2 DENNY'S AIRCRAFT WAS THE SECOND AIRCRAFT AND WINGMAN IN A HEAVY FIRE TEAM. THE THIRD SHIP IN THE FIRE TEAM WAS ORBITING AT 2000FEET (AGL). THE FIRST TWO SHIPS WERE PERFORMING A LOW LEVEL RECONNAISSANCE OF A LANDING ZONE FOR THEIR SECOND INSERTION OF THE MORNING. LT GARDNER WAS BEING TRAINED FOR AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AND WAS FLYING IN THE BACK SEAT WHILE CW2 DENNY WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT ADVISING LT GARDNER ON THE CORRECT WAY TO EMPLOY HIS AIRCRAFT TACTICALLY. THIS WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND NOTHING HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY NOTED OR INDICATED. THE RECONNAISSANCE COMPLETED, 1LT GARDNER, WITH THE USE OF CYCLIC ONLY, CHANGED HIS ATTITUDE FROM 135 TO 90 KNOTS THUS STARTING HIS CLIMB UP FROM 50 FEET (AGL) TO 1500 FEET (AGL). AT AN INDICATED 90 KNOTS AND 900 FEET (AGL) BOTH CREWMEN HEARD A LOUD POP. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED AND BEGAN TO SINK. LT GARDNER QUICKLY BOTTOMED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH AND TRIMMED THE AIRCRAFT. THE ROTOR RPM NEVER LEFT THE GREEN ARC. THE ENGINE RPM WAS PEGGED ON ZERO. CW2 DENNY ALSO NOTICED THAT THE GAS PRODUCER WAS PASSING THROUGH 35-40 PERCENT. UPON CW2 DENNY'S SUGGESTION,LT GARDNER STARTED THE DECELERATION AT APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET (AGL) AND THE AIRSPEED WAS BROUGHT TO 70 KNOTS. THE ROTOR RPM BEGAN TO BUILD RAPIDLY TO NEAR REDLINE OR BEYOND. AT 10 FEET LT GARDNER APPLIED INITIAL PITCH TO CUSHION THE LANDING AND LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT TO INSURE THE TAILBOOM WOULD NOT STRIKE THE GROUND FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS SKID HEELS AND THE AFT FUSELAGE BELLY HIT A SMALL, COMPACT RICE PADDY DIKE CENTERED ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE LEFT SKID AND GANG DRAIN AREAS. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD AND ROTATED OFF THE DIKE LINE. THE TURRET AND SKID TOES MIRED IN THE SOFT MUD AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY ON A HEADING OF 350 DEGREES. CW2 DENNY AND LT GARDNER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY AND WITHIN TWO MINUTES BOTH PILOTS WERE EVACUATED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.\\
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information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-17031
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 0969.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6909 5 5 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6910 0 5 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6911 1 6 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 54 60 WDX6AA 235 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 46 106 WDFHAA HHC 520T BN34GP VIETNAM RVN 7002 0 106 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7003 0 106 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7004 0 106 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7005 0 106 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7006 3 109 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7007 0 109 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7008 62 171 WAAXD0 COD 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7009 124 295 WAAXD0 COD 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7010 115 410 WAAXD0 COD 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7011 67 477 WAAXD0 COD 229ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7012 90 567 WAG3T0 HH 2BN 20A 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7101 70 637 WAG3T0 HQ 2 20 ARTY VIETNAM RVN 7102 0 637 WAG3T0 HQ 2 20 ARTY VIETNAM RVN 7103 88 725 WAAVD0 D 227TH BN VIETNAM RVN 7104 42 767 WAAVD0 D 227TH BN VIETNAM RVN 7105 74 841 WAAVD0 D 227TH BN VIETNAM RVN 7106 33 874 WAAVD0 57 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7107 72 946 WAAVD0 227 AHC D CO VIETNAM RVN 7108 54 1000 WAAVD0 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7109 25 1025 WAAVD0 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7110 47 1072 WAAVD0 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7111 25 1097 WAAVD0 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7112 0 1097 WAAVD0 361 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7201 0 1097 WDX9AA 238 AWC VIETNAM RVN 7202 0 1097 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7203 0 1097 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 1097 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 1097 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 1097 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 1097 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 0 1097 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7209 0 1097 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7210 0 1097 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7211 0 1097 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7212 0 1097 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN TRANSIT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7301 0 1097 W0MUAA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7302 0 1097 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7303 0 1097 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7304 0 1097 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7305 0 1097 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7306 4 1101 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7307 2 1103 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7308 10 1113 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7309 0 1113 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7310 0 1113 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7311 0 1113 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7312 0 1113 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7401 1 1114 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7402 10 1124 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7403 10 1134 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7404 6 1140 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7405 0 1140 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7406 25 1165 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7410 8 1206 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 7411 27 1233 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7412 3 1236 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7501 9 1245 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7502 4 1249 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7503 5 1254 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7504 1 1255 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7505 0 1255 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7506 7 1262 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7507 5 1267 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7508 4 1271 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7509 3 1274 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7510 6 1280 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7511 6 1286 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 7512 14 1300 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM
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