Aircraft UH-1D 65-9904 was sitting on POL pad running when UH-1H 66-16284 came to hover and made pedal turn to right causing its tail rotor to contact the UH-1D main rotor. The 90 degree gear box separated from the UH-1H and it turned 180 degrees to the right. Both skids and cross tubes collapsed
This record was last updated on 01/05/97
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16284
The Army purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point: 00000427
Date: 11/18/68
Accident case number: 681118011
Unit: A/101 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Eagle in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 750
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W2 LATHERS ML
Accident Summary:
LDG TO LZ WAS MADE WITH QUARTERING TAILWIND ACFT SETTLED IN FROM 3 FT WHEN RPM BLED OFF BENT AFT CROSS TUBE \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16284
The Army purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point: 00000485
Date: 03/28/69
Unit: 142 TC CO
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YC567816
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
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16284
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 0467.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6704 0 0 W0Y6AA TRAN MDMHELCO S ALASKA ALASKA 6705 0 0 W0Y6AA TRAN MDMHELCO S ALASKA ALASKA 6706 13 13 W0U36P DIR MAT MAIN AB 3RD ARMY FORT BRAGG 3RD ARMY 6707 30 43 WDFJAA 134 AVN CO 3RD ARMY FORT BRAGG 3RD ARMY 6708 33 76 WDFJAA 134 AVN CO 3RD ARMY FORT BRAGG 3RD ARMY 6709 31 107 WDFJAA 134 AVN CO 3RD ARMY FORT BRAGG 3RD ARMY 6710 0 107 WDFJAA 134 AVN CO 3RD ARMY FORT BRAGG 3RD ARMY 6711 0 107 WC07AA 134 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6712 41 148 WC07AA 134 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6801 0 148 WC07AA 134 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6802 0 148 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6803 0 148 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6804 0 148 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6805 0 148 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6806 2 150 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6807 0 150 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6808 76 226 WAB3A0 CO A 101 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN 6809 94 320 WAB3A0 CO A 101 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN 6810 107 427 WAB3A0 CO A 101 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN 6811 0 427 WAB1AA 101 ABNE DIV VIETNAM RVN 6812 0 427 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 6901 0 427 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 6902 0 427 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 6903 58 485 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN
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