HV OVER DOWNED O1D IN RIVER ATTEMPTING TO SLING HANDLE ACFT TO SAND PIT FOR DRAINING OF WATER & FINAL RIGGING CK ACFT ROLLED TO RT MR BLADES CONTACTED WATER MR BLADES HEAD MAST & XMSN TORN LOOSE ACFT SETTLED IN WATER WATER SPRAY ON WIND SHIELD REDUCED VISIBILITY WIPERS WERE IN USE EXCEEDED LIFT CAPABILITY OF THE UH1B
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08664
The Army purchased this helicopter 0764
Total flight hours at this point: 00000102
Date: 10/09/1967
Unit: 335 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0050 feet and 090 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 30 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM, ROCKET)
The helicopter was hit in the Forward area
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, MAIN ROTOR SYS, STRUCTURE
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
for 11100.00
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: LNOF, 73889,
CRAFX, FM232 (Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base.
Crash Facts Message. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08664
The Army purchased this helicopter 0764
Total flight hours at this point: 00000399
Date: 04/10/1968
Unit: 335 TC CO
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0150 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: UNK
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P3, 10106 ()
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08664
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 0764.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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WXB8AA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7512 0 1922 WXB8T0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI
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