Helicopter UH-1H 69-15119


Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15119
The Army purchased this helicopter 0270
Total flight hours at this point: 00000699
Date: 07/29/1970
Incident number: 700729281ACD Accident case number: 700729281 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: A/227 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Lai Khe in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 5 . . Injured = 4 . . Passengers = 5
costing 487145
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 O3 JR COPENHAVER
AC WO1 ANTEAU KARL THOMAS KIA
CE SP5 DILLON JACK HOWARD KIA
G SP4 HILLS RICKY J KIA

Passengers and/or other participants:
SGT GOLOMBESKI WALTER BILLY, AR, PX, KIA
E5 RW ECKERT, PAX, C
E4 BR HENDERSON, PAX, D
E3 M HALLIBURTON, PAX, D
CPL BANCROFT STEPHEN WAYNE, AR, PX, KIA


Accident Summary:

 AIRCRAFT ^69-15119^ WAS PARTICIPATING IN A FINAL EXTRACTION OF FSB MO. THE FLIGHT HAD LOADED ITS TROOPS ON THE NORTHERN LOG PAD AT FSB MO. THE FIRST AIRCRAFT LIFTED ON A HEADING OF 270, CLEARED THE BARRIERS AND PROCEEDED TO CLIMB OUT. ^119^ INITIATED ITS TAKE OFF ON THE SAME HEADING AND STARTED TO CLEAR THE BARRIERS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR THE BARRIERS THE AIRCRAFT HAD SOME MINOR BLADE STRIKES ON BAMBOO. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STARTED A LEFT BANK TO AVOID HITTING A LARGE, DEAD TREE. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS LATE AND THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM STRUCK THE TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SETTLING TOWARD THE GROUND INTO A CLEARING IN THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TAIL LOW ON ITS RIGHTSIDE AND BURST INTO FLAMES UPON STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THREE CREW MEMBERS AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TRAPPED IN THE WRECKAGE AND WERE BURNED. ONE CREW MEMBER AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED TO MEDICAL FACILITIES.\\

This record was last updated on 09/20/1998


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