Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13526
The Army purchased this helicopter 0265
Total flight hours at this point: 00002371
Date: 10/02/1970
Incident number: 701002061ACD Accident case number: 701002061 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 68 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Binh Hoa in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YS587985 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PYS587985)
Number killed in accident = 8 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 5
costing 507504
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:
AC W1 JT MAXWELL
P X1 NV DINH
CE SP5 TITUS KARL WILLIAM KIA
G SP4 WARNICK MICHAEL GENE KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
SGT WESTBROOK JIMMY WAYNE, AR, PX, KIA
X2 BUI VT, , PX, KIA
PFC ALLSBROOK WILLIAM I JR, AR, PX, KIA
SGT TINSEY DAVID FREDERICK, AR, PX, KIA
SGT STICKEL BRUCE JACOB, AR, PX, KIA
Accident Summary:
THE FLIGHT WAS AN EXTRACTION MISSION WHICH ORIGINATED AT COORDINATES XS 591989, AT APPROXIMATELY 1210 HOURS, 2 OCTOBER 19709 THE FLIGHT CONSISTED OF THREE AIRCRAFT, OF WHICH 64-13526 WAS THE TRAIL SHIP. THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROCEED TO FIRE SUPPORT BASE LYNCH FOR TROOP DROP OFF. THE AIRCRAFT, 64-13526, WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MINUTES BEHIND THE FLIGHT WHEN IT DEPARTED THE PICK-UP ZONE. AFTER CLEARING THE BARRIERS, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER EXPERIENCED A POWER PROBLEM AND STARTED A SHALLOW LEFT-HAND TURN IN ORDER TO RETURN TO THE PZ. AFTER BEING AIRBORNE FOR 30 TO 45 SECONDS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE 110 FEET HIGH, FELL AT AN ANGLE OF 60 DEGREES AND STRUCK THE GROUND 75 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT. OTHER THAN THE RIGHT SKID TOE AND PORTIONS OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE, THERE WAS NO WRECKAGE DISTRIBUTION. THERE WAS A FIRE.\\
This record was last updated on 09/20/1998
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