Helicopter UH-1D 65-09914

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09914
The Army purchased this helicopter 0566
Total flight hours at this point: 00000586
Date: 01/08/1967
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 0000 feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 5 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM, MORTAR)
The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = YES . .
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, 72039 ()

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09914
The Army purchased this helicopter 0566
Total flight hours at this point: 00000586
Date: 02/04/1967
Accident case number: 670204101 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 118 AHC
South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 0
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:
AC W1 BILLINGS MJ
P THE ND
CE E4 MACKEY JA
G NO NAME

Accident Summary:

The aircraft flared excessively during a fast approach. The tail rotor struck the ground and the main rotor struck the AC

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09914
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 0566.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6610 119  278 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6611 140  418 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6612 101  519 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6701  67  586 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6702   0  586 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6703   0  586 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6704   0  586 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN

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