Helicopter UH-1C 65-09509

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 65-09509
Date: 09/15/1966
South Vietnam
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 65-09509
Date: 09/15/1966
Accident case number: G405
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 3 . . Passengers = 1
costing 318000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC BURGTORF N
P ARMSTRONG

Accident Summary:

PWR FAIL OCCURRED INFLT ATTEMPTED AUTO TOUCHED DOWN SHORT POWER LOSS FAULTY AUTOROTATION IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 65-09509
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 0466.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6610   0  155 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN

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Printed from databases on: 03/05/2000

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