Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16467
The Army purchased this helicopter 1169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000704
Date: 07/25/1970
Incident number: 700725121ACD Accident case number: 700725121 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: C/229 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Bien Hoa in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 5 . . Passengers = 4
costing 289345
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. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
MN O2 VR ASHBROOK
CE E4 DJ JEREMIAH
PX SP4 FAUGHT WILLIAM AVENER JR KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
E4 J WHITE, PAX, D
E4 RF MCNEELY, PAX, D
JL NELSON, PAX, D
Accident Summary:
AIRCRAFT ^66-16467^ WAS ON A TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING A NORAML PERIODIC INSPECTION. DURING THE TEST FLIGHT ^1LT ASHBROOK^ NOTICED AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE AND THE TRIM TABS WERE ADJUSTED. THE FLIGHT WAS THEN CONTINUED WITH MINIMUM CREW OF 3, HOWEVER 6 ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED WITH NO ABNORMAL DIFFICULTIES. DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE TEST FLIGHT THE AUTOROTATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS WERE TO BE CHECKED. THE PILOT WAS FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. HE ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO FLIGHT IDLE AND BEGAN HIS DESCENT. HE MADE A 180 TURN TO THE WEST AND BEGAN TO ROLL ON POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FEET. AT FULL THROTTLE HE GOT NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE AND DECIDED TO MAKE A NORMAL AUTOROTATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET HE BEGAN THE DECELERATION, HE LANDED IN A RIGHT SKID LOW ATTITUDE AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT. THE RIGHT SKID HIT FIRST INTO MUDDY GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE, AND CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS ONE FATALITY IN THE ACCIDENT.\\
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