R/B STRUCK TREE WHILE HOVRNG DUR NIGHT HOIST INC DAM TO M/R/B \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19518
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00000317
Date: 05/12/1969
Accident case number: 690512161
Unit: 326 MED 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Eagle in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5800
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 LITTLE KL
Accident Summary:
ROTOR BLADE STRUCK TREE WHILE HOVERING IN HOVER HOLD DURING PATIENT LOADING \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19518
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00000436
Date: 07/12/1969
Accident case number: 690712031
Unit: 326 MED 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Evans in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 3000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W2 MCKENNA ML
Accident Summary:
WHILE DESCENDING THRU TREES TO MAKE HOIST EXTRACTION M/R BLADE STRUCK TREE LIMB CAUSING ICDT DMG \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19518
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00000591
Date: 12/02/1969
Accident case number: 691202351
Unit: 326 MED 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Phu Bai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 2
costing 100185
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 BARKER BK
P W1 LEWIS LA
Passengers:
E5 J WHITE, M, G;
E5 T KUZMICZ, GM, G;
Accident Summary:
AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A MADICAL EVACUATION FLIGHT FROM CAMP EAGLE TO A FIELD LOCATION WEST OF CAMP EVANS. THE FLIGHT TO THE PICK-UP ZONE WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER DEPARTING THE PZ THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION PAST CAMP EVANS. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ELECTED TO FLY AT A LOW ALTITUDE IN ORDER TO REMAIN CLEAR OF ARTILLERY FIRE COMING OUT OF CAMP EVANS ON A SOUTHWESTERLY HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET INDICATED APPROACHING HIGHWAY QL-1 JUST NORTH OF CAMP SALLY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER FELT A VIBRATION OR BUMP IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS INDICATED A LOSS OF ENGINE AND CORRESPONDING LOSS OF ROTOR RPM. THE AIRSPEED WAS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED BY THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER TO 80 KNOTS. AFTER ANOTHER FLUCTUATION ON THE INSTRUMENTS A PRECAUTIONARY STRAIGHT IN POWER ON LANDING WAS INITIATED TO HIGHWAY QL-1. AT APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET, AT AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 40 KNOTS THE ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AUTOROTATED TO THE ROAD. IT LANDED HARD AND SLID DOWN THE ROAD SURFACE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET. AS IT SLID ON THE ROAD THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SLOWLY 90 DEGREES LEFT AND STOPPED PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD SQUARELY IN THE CENTER OF THE PAVEMENT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM AT APPROXIMATELY STATION 400. THE TAIL ROTOR AND PYLON ASSEMBLY WERE LOCATED ABOUT 81 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN A RICE PADDY ADJACENT TO THE ROAD.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19518
Date: 710200
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YT210170
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: VNAF (South Vietnamese Air Force. )
Loss to Inventory
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information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19518
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 1168.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196811 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196812 28 28 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196901 50 78 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196902 33 111 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196903 51 162 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196904 66 228 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196905 89 317 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196906 73 390 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196907 46 436 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196908 54 490 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196909 42 532 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196910 17 549 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196911 37 586 WACFAA 326 MED 101ACD VIETNAM RVN 196912 5 591 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197001 0 591 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197002 0 591 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197003 0 591 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197004 3 594 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197005 0 594 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197006 0 594 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197007 13 607 WFJFAA 281 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197008 10 617 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN
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