PLT EXEC FAST APPROACH TO PZ CE COULD NOT CLEAR ACFT DUE TO INOP MIKE ICDT DMG \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19502
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00001133
Date: 06/23/70
Accident case number: 700623081
Unit: A/101 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Phu Bai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 600
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 TIGANO FA
Accident Summary:
ON SHORT FINAL TO LZ INTERCOM WENT OUT CREW WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR ACFT DOWN & STUMP STRIKE OCCURRED WITH ICDT DMG TO ACFT \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19502
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00001801
Date: 04/13/71
Accident case number: 710413011
Unit: A/101 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Eagle in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 1
costing 78501
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 TRUJILLO DA
P W1 HAMILTON JA
CE E4 WILLIAMS RK
G E4 CROOK E
Passengers:
, LCO, G;
Accident Summary:
BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ASSIGNED TO FLY MISSIONS FOR CCN FROM THEIR BASE AT NORTH PHU BAI. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CAMP EAGLE AND BOTH AIRCRAFT WRE REFUELED AT PHU BAI PRIOR TO BEING HOVERED TO THE CCN PARKING AREA. AIRCRAFT ^294^ WAS THE SECOND TO HOVER INTO THE PARKING AREA ANDIT WAS FOLLOWED BY AIRCRAFT ^502^. ^W01 BODIN^ THE ^AC OF 294^, PARKED HIS HELICOPTER ON A HEADING OF 090 AND INITIATED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES. ^W01 TRUJILLO^ THE ^AC OF 502^ HOVERED INTO THE AREA AND TEMPORARILY SET HIS AIRCRAFT DOWN ON A HEADING OF 090. HE THEN INSTRUCTED HIS CREWCHIEF TO DISMOUNT AND SERVE AS A GROUND GUIDE TO PARK CLOSER TO AIRCRAFT ^294^. ^SP4 WILLIAMS^ POSTED HIMSELF BETWEEN ^294 AND 502^ THEN HE GAVE HAND AND ARM SIGNALS TO MOVE XLOSER. AFTER THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED, ^SP4 WILLIAMS^ BECAME AWARE THAT ON ROTOR WAS OVERLAPPING THE OTHER. HE SIGNALED ^WO1 TRUJILLO^ TO STOP. HE THEN GAVE A HAND AND ARM SIGNAL TO MOVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR AWAY FROM ^ARICRAFT 294^. ^WO1 TRUKILLO^ INTERPRETED THIS TO MEAN "SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN" AS THE COLLECTIVE STICK WAS BEING LOWERED, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES INTERMESHED AND A PIECE OF METAL FROM ONE OF THEBLADES STRUCK ^SP4 WILLIAMS^ BOTH AC'S INITIATED IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES. THE OTHER CREWMEMBERS EGRESSED SAFELY AND RUSHED TO THE AID OF THE INJURED CREWCHIEF WHO WAS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE ^85TH EVACUATION HOSPITAL AT PHU BAI.^
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-19502
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 6811 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6812 29 29 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6901 44 73 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6902 56 129 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6903 56 185 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6904 58 243 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6905 47 290 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6906 56 346 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6907 55 401 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6908 54 455 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6909 75 530 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6910 56 586 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6911 51 637 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6912 58 695 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7001 48 743 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7002 72 815 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7003 77 892 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7004 94 986 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7005 79 1065 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7006 68 1133 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7007 85 1218 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7008 91 1309 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7009 94 1403 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7010 40 1443 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7011 70 1513 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7012 70 1583 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7101 108 1691 WAB3A0 A 101ST AHB VIETNAM RVN 7102 22 1713 WAB3A0 A 101ST AHB VIETNAM RVN 7103 83 1796 WAB3A0 A 101ST AHB VIETNAM RVN 7104 5 1801 WAB3A0 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7105 0 1801 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 4TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 7106 0 1801 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD 4TH ARMY RED RIVER AD AMC 7107 0 1801 W0MCAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT RED RIVER AD AVSCOM 7108 0 1801 W0MCAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7109 0 1801 W0MCAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7110 0 1801 W0MCAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7111 0 1801 W0MCAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7112 0 1801 W0MCAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7201 0 1801 W2WJAA BEL HEL BAILMENT FT WORTH AVSCOM 7202 4 1805 W2WJAA BEL HEL BAILMENT FT WORTH AVSCOM 7203 0 1805 W2WJAA BEL HEL BAILMENT FT WORTH AVSCOM 7204 20 1825 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7205 0 1825 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7206 0 1825 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7207 50 1875 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7208 40 1915 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7209 33 1948 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7210 15 1963 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7211 18 1981 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7212 17 1998 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7301 3 2001 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7302 17 2018 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7303 21 2039 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7304 19 2058 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7305 17 2075 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7306 3 2078 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7307 1 2079 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7308 36 2115 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7309 8 2123 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7310 30 2153 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7311 10 2163 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7312 4 2167 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7401 0 2167 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7402 4 2171 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7403 8 2179 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7404 13 2192 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7405 18 2210 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7409 24 2304 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7410 21 2325 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7411 17 2342 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7412 4 2346 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7501 3 2349 WPEEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7502 3 2352 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7503 6 2358 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7504 19 2377 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7505 11 2388 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7506 17 2405 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7507 12 2417 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7509 12 2465 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7510 2 2467 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7511 18 2485 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7512 8 2493 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI
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