Helicopter UH-1D 64-13726

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13726
The Army purchased this helicopter 0765
Total flight hours at this point: 00001516
Date: 11/15/1966
Unit: 118 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was an Unknown mission
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and 050 knots.
Not Reported
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Tail Section
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P1, 00795, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13726
The Army purchased this helicopter 0765
Total flight hours at this point: 00001516
Date: 11/15/1966
Unit: 118 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was an Unknown mission
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and 020 knots.
Not Reported
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Bottom
Systems damaged were: FUEL SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P1, 00796, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13726
The Army purchased this helicopter 0765
Total flight hours at this point: 00001575
Date: 01/15/1967
Unit: 118 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was Landing at 0500 feet and 070 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Fuselage
Systems damaged were: UNK
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P2, 73020 ()

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13726
The Army purchased this helicopter 0765
Total flight hours at this point: 00001575
Date: 01/17/1967
Incident number: 670117071ACD Accident case number: 670117071 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: HHC/145 CAB
South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 8 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 4
costing 228554
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:
P CPT SAFFLE EDGAR JOE JR KIA
P CPT BROCKMAN RICHARD BELTON KIA
CE SP4 HARDEN JAMES ARNO KIA
G SP4 MAGISTRO ANTHONY PHILIP KIA

Passengers:
SP4 CROWDER HERBERT HAROLD, AR, PX, KIA; PFC GRAY LARRY GENE, AR, PX, KIA; PFC EPPS HERSCHEL LEE JR, AR, PX, KIA; PFC KREBS FRANK J, AR, PX, KIA;

Accident Summary:

The tail boom was chopped up by the main rotor blades. The aircraft crashed and burned. The mast broken in two above damper splines. The transmission separated from the fuselage and the main rotor system in flight. It is possible that the aircraft was hit with hostile fire but the exact cause is unknown. The accident board concluded that the push pull control rod attached to the synchronized elevator became separated in flight

This record was last updated on 09/20/1998

The following is crew member information for this incident:

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13726
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0765.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6610 125 1430 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6611  86 1516 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6612  48 1564 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6701  11 1575 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6702   0 1575 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN    

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Printed from databases on: 03/05/2000

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