Helicopter UH-1D 66-16477


Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16477
Date: 06/24/1968
Incident number: 680624021ACD Accident case number: 680624021 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: HHC 101 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Phu Bai in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD620095 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48QYD620095)
Number killed in accident = 3 . . Injured = 3 . . Passengers = 2
costing 355754
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Summary: Crash at FSB Bastogne killed COL Pohl CO of Div Arty and two others all from HHB DIVARTY 101 ABN.
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
AC O3 RL BAKER
P W1 RJ KUSTERMAN
CE E4 LL PFEFFERM
G SP5 BADER WILLIAM EDWARD KIA

Passengers and/or other participants:
COL POHL RICHARD SHARON, AR, PX, KIA
SMA BROWNING LEROY JACK, AR, PX, KIA


Accident Summary:

Shortly after takeoff at 100 feet altitude an engine failure occurred. Autorotation was entered. The aircraft crashed into trees then burned. Engine failure was caused by compressor stalls due to condition of the engine. Cause of compressor stalls could not be determined.

This record was last updated on 08/05/2016


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