Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16948
The Army purchased this helicopter 1067
Total flight hours at this point: 00002181
Date: 02/05/1970
Accident case number: 700205081
Unit: A/1 AVN 1 INF
The station for this helicopter was Phu Loi in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 6050
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 CLARK JT
Accident Summary:
AC AT HOVER TO LAND FOR RESUPPLY & WAITED FOR GND CREW TO CHOP SOME BUSHES & A TREE AC RECD CLEARANCE & BEGAN TO LET DOWN PLT NOTICED TREE LIMB ON RT & INFORMED AC HOWEVER HE WAS CUT OUT BY RADIO FR GND TROOPS & CLEARANCE TO CONTINUE DOWN BY CE ACFT RECD DAM TO M/R/B ICDT DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16948
The Army purchased this helicopter 1067
Total flight hours at this point: 00002778
Date: 08/06/1970
Unit: 335 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was Landing at 0020 feet and 015 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (ROCKET)
Systems damaged were: N/R
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: LNNF, JSIDR
(Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services
Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16948
The Army purchased this helicopter 1067
Total flight hours at this point: 00003024
Date: 11/02/1970
Accident case number: 701102151
Unit: 335 AHC
The station for this helicopter was My Tho in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 22821
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 LEWIS DR
P X1 TUAN NA
Accident Summary:
AIRCRAFT 66-16948 DEPARTED DONG TAM AAF AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 HOURS ON 2 NOV 70 ON A SUPPORT MISSION FOR THE VINH LONG PROVINCE. THE MISSION WAS COMPLETED WITH NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT THE FUEL FILTER CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON. THE FILTER WAS CHANGED BY THE COURTESY MAINTENANCE CREW AT VINH LONG BUT NO RECORD OF THIS WAS MADE IN THE LOG BOOK. UPON RELEASE FROM THE MISSION WAS REFUELED AT VINH LONG AND DEPARTED FOR DONG TAM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 95 KNOTS AND 1500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. ALL CREW MEMBERS AND PASSENGERS REPOORTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA. WO LEWIS WAS ON THE CONTROLS AT THE TIME AND HE LOWERED COLLECTIVE IN TIME TO KEEP THE ROTOR RPM IN THE GREEN AREA. HE MADE A LEFT TURN INTO THE WIND AND THE BEST TOUCHDOWN AREA AVAILALBE. AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED (200-300 FEET) WO LEWIS NOTICED A DIKE AHEAD, AND DID NOT THINK HE COULD CLEAR IT. HE DECELARATED HIGH TO AVOID THE DIKE, RESULTING IN A NEAR VERTICLE DESCENT FROM APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET AND INSUFFICIENT PITCH TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. THE RESULTANT HARD LANDING FORCED THE SKIDS INTO THE MUD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CROSS TUBES AND THE UNDER SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE DECELLERATION FORCES CAUSED BY THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16948
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 1067.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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1886 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6906 102 1988 WAGFAA HHC1BDE 1CAVDIV VIETNAM RVN 6907 0 1988 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6908 0 1988 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6909 0 1988 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6910 0 1988 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6911 3 1991 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6912 0 1991 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7001 39 2030 WAHBA0 COA 1STAVBN 1IN VIETNAM RVN 7002 151 2181 WAHBA0 COA 1STAVBN 1IN VIETNAM RVN 7003 57 2238 WCLMAA 56 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7004 0 2238 WCLMAA 56 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 7005 72 2310 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 173 2483 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 178 2661 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 117 2778 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 125 2903 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 121 3024 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 0 3024 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7012 0 3024 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7101 0 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LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7207 24 3268 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7208 2 3270 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7209 6 3276 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7210 21 3297 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7211 19 3316 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7212 18 3334 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7301 16 3350 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7302 19 3369 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7303 18 3387 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7304 24 3411 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7305 17 3428 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7306 26 3454 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS 6TH ARMY 7307 14 3468 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7308 0 3468 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7309 11 3479 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7310 19 3498 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7311 27 3525 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7312 15 3540 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7401 20 3560 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7402 7 3567 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7403 0 3567 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7404 8 3575 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7405 14 3589 WFUEAA 411TH TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7409 21 3659 WFUEAA 411 TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7410 6 3665 WFUEAA 411 TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7411 11 3676 WFUEAA 411 TRANS CO 6TH ARMY FORT LEWIS FORSCOM 7412 0 3676 W0MUAA US ARMY DEPOT IN MAINT CORPUS CHRISTI AVSCOM 7501 0 3676 W0MUAA US ARMY DEPOT AWTG DISP CORPUS CHRISTI AVSCOM 7502 0 3676 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN TRANSIT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7503 0 3676 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7504 0 3676 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7505 0 3676 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7506 0 3676 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7507 0 3676 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7509 22 3700 WPT0T0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7510 14 3714 WPT0T0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7511 7 3721 WPT0T0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7512 10 3731 WPT0T0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI
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