Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00591
The Army purchased this helicopter 0966
Total flight hours at this point: 00000754
Date: 12/14/67
Unit: 2 SIG
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was in Orbit at 0050 feet and UNK knots.
Classified
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 Right Side
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
DAK TO recovered the helicopter. for 55.00
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNOF, 74464, FM232 (Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00591
The Army purchased this helicopter 0966
Total flight hours at this point: 00001279
Date: 01/21/71
Accident case number: 710121191 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 335 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Dong Tam in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XS423443
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 1
costing 224415
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC W1 MURPHREE WM
P O2 FOLAND BR
Passengers:
O3 MAINT SUPER, MS, G;
Accident Summary:
ON 21 JANUARY 1971, THE CREW OF UH-1C, SN 66-591, CALL SIGN FALCON 82, WERE RETURNING TO DONG TAM ARMY AIRFIELD UPON COMPLETION OF A TACTICAL MISSION. THEY HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY SIX HOURS THAT DAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT DONG TAM, PROCEEDED TO THE REARMING POINT AND THEN TO POL. UPON REFUELING, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER REQUESTED TO CLOSE LEFT TRAFFIC FOR HIS UNITS REVETMENTS. THE WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 090-DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THEY HOVERED TO THE ACTIVE, PERFORMED A GOOD HOVER CHECK, AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING OUT AT ABOUT 40 KNOTS AND 25 FEET WHEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND THE RPM STARTED TO DROP. ANALYZING THIS AS AN ENGINE FAILURE, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE SLIGHTLY TO REGAIN ROTOR RPM. SIMULTANEOUSLY, HE ATTEMPTED TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT TO DISSIPATE AIRSPEED. THE SKIDS LIGHTLY HIT THE DIRT EMBANKMENT AROUND THE PERIMETER AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED FORWARD. THE AIRCRAFT THENN STRUCK AND WENT THROUGH ONE BARBED WIRE FENCE; IT THEN HIT AND WAS SNAGGED ON A SECOND BARBED WIRE FENCE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UP NOSE LOW AND IT CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE CREW MEMBERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH LITTLE DIFFICULTY AND WERE PICKED UP IMMEDIATELY BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS DIRECTED BY DONG TAM TOWER. THERE WERE NO MINES IN THIS PARTICULAR PORTION OF THE PERIMETER. THERE WERE, HOWEVER, SEVERAL TRIP FLARES RIGGED TO THE BARBED WIRE. THERE WERE AT LEAST TWO IGNITED BY THE CRASH AND THEY ARE THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ENSUING FIRE. AT LEAST ONE FLARE WAS BURNING NEXT TO WHERE FUEL WAS SPILLING FROM THE RUPTURED FUEL CELL. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AFTER THE CREW WAS EVACUATED, THE AIRCRAFT EXPLODED FROM THE FIRE AND ORDNANCE ON BOARD.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 66-00591
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 0966.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6610 0 0 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD SUPMACOM 6611 3 3 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6612 61 64 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6701 70 134 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6702 57 191 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6703 88 279 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6704 50 329 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6705 41 370 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6706 59 429 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6707 54 483 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6708 57 540 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6709 50 590 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6710 60 650 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6711 26 676 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6712 78 754 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP VIETNAM RVN 6801 28 782 3364 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6802 0 782 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6803 0 782 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6804 0 782 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6805 0 782 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6806 0 782 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6807 0 782 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6808 11 793 W0U36P DIR MAT MAIN AB 3RD ARMY FORT BRAGG 3RD ARMY 6809 36 829 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6810 0 829 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6811 0 829 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6812 0 829 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6901 0 829 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6902 0 829 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6903 3 832 WFJ8C0 C 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6904 0 832 WFJ8C0 C 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6905 62 894 WFJ8C0 C 4-77ATY 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6906 64 958 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 6907 1 959 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 6908 60 1019 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 6909 29 1048 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 6910 28 1076 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 6911 31 1107 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 6912 14 1121 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7001 36 1157 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7002 51 1208 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7003 28 1236 WFJ3A0 COA 5TC BN101AC VIETNAM RVN 7004 0 1236 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7005 0 1236 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7006 0 1236 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7007 0 1236 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7008 0 1236 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7009 0 1236 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7010 1 1237 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7011 13 1250 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7012 29 1279 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
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