Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09990
The Army purchased this helicopter 0666
Total flight hours at this point: 00000186
Date: 12/20/1966
Incident number: H622ACD Accident case number: H622
Unit: 155 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YA663838 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PYA663838)
Number killed in accident = 3 . . Injured = 4 . . Passengers = 6
costing 239921
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 CW LEE
P PK HOCKING
CE PFC MILLER GREGORY L KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
PFC HARRIS JAMES FRANKLIN, AR, PX, KIA
SGT WADDELL BOBBY LEE, AR, PX, KIA
Accident Summary:
On takeoff the aircraft traveled 200 meters, lost RPM, hit tree and rolled to the right. It crashed in a wooded area and burned.
This record was last updated on 05/04/2020
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Date posted on this site: 11/13/2023
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