PLT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID MID AIR COLLISION MR BLADES STRUCK TREE TOPS WX WORSE THAN FORECAST
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09671
The Army purchased this helicopter 0266
Total flight hours at this point: 00000560
Date: 11/20/1966
Accident case number: H285
Unit: A/227 AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 2800
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P CALLENDER
Accident Summary:
MR BLADES STRUCK TOP OF SMALL TREE ON LDG
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09671
The Army purchased this helicopter 0266
Total flight hours at this point: 00000717
Date: 02/16/1967
Accident case number: 670216041
Unit: A/227 AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 3564
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W1 JOHNSON TM
IP O3 HUTTON IL
CE E3 WILSON BR
G E5 HARTWELL TL
Accident Summary:
Upon touch down in the LZ, the skids folded under the aircraft and it rocked forward on its nose but settled into an upright position
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09671
The Army purchased this helicopter 0266
Total flight hours at this point: 00000762
Date: 03/21/1967
Accident case number: 670321091
Unit: A/227 AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 WRIGHT RM
Accident Summary:
The aircraft was landed in a one-ship LZ with close over hanging trees on all sides. The gunner and CE announced clear upon lifting. The CE announced don't move forward. The aircraft inadvertantly began to move forward. The main rotor blades struck a tree. The pilot continued the climb out and landed 500 meters away
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09671
The Army purchased this helicopter 0266
Total flight hours at this point: 00000849
Date: 05/05/1967
Incident number: 670505111ACD Accident case number: 670505111 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: A/227 AVN
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 7014
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 FISCHER LL
P W1 LOVE RL
CE E5 DICK RM
G E5 GRAY LL
Passengers:
SP4 SHEEHY DONALD JAMES, AR, PX, KIA;
Accident Summary:
While other troops were boarding the aircraft on the right, one soldier attempted to board on the left with his head down to protect his eyes from the blowing sand. One tail rotor blade struck his machine gun and the other blade struck his helmet and the right side of his face. The tail rotor disengaged from the aircraft
This record was last updated on 09/20/1998
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09671
The Army purchased this helicopter 0266
Total flight hours at this point: 00001145
Date: 09/06/1967
Unit: A/227 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
Unknown this helicopter was in Orbit at 0300 feet and 090 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 7 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 Passenger Cargo Section
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, 73614 ()
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09671
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 0266.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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