While hovering, the pilot heard a metallic thud. Suspected tail rotor failure.
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-09883
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 196610 64 243 WAX8AA 117 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 196611 113 356 WAX8AA 117 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 196612 117 473 WAX8AA 117 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 196701 103 576 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196702 91 667 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196703 82 749 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196704 111 860 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196705 116 976 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196706 102 1078 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196707 148 1226 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196708 112 1338 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196709 57 1395 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196710 0 1395 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196711 0 1395 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196712 0 1395 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196801 29 1424 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196802 23 1447 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196803 17 1464 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196804 6 1470 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196805 18 1488 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196806 27 1515 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196807 36 1551 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196808 19 1570 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196809 13 1583 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196810 5 1588 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196811 45 1633 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196812 116 1749 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196901 106 1855 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196902 100 1955 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196903 0 1955 3397 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 196904 0 1955 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196905 0 1955 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196906 0 1955 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196907 0 1955 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196908 3 1958 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196909 3 1961 3015 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 196910 41 2002 3017 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 196911 50 2052 3015 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 196912 50 2102 3015 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 197001 47 2149 3015 7 CORPS SPT COM GERMANY EUROPE 197002 5 2154 3015 7 CORPS SPT COM GERMANY EUROPE 197003 49 2203 3015 7 CORPS SPT COM GERMANY EUROPE 197004 24 2227 WAH6AA CO B 2 AVN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197005 26 2253 WAH6AA CO B 2 AVN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197006 21 2274 WAH6AA CO B 2 AVN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197007 11 2285 WAH6AA CO B 2 AVN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197008 30 2315 WAH6AA CO B 2 AVN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197009 38 2353 WAH6AA CO B 2 AVN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197010 0 2353 WAH6AA CO B 2 AVN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197011 0 2353 WAH6AA CO B 2 AVN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197012 1 2354 WAH6AA CO B 2 AVN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197101 0 2354 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197102 0 2354 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197103 11 2365 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197104 22 2387 WAH6AA 306TH TRANS CO KOREA 8TH ARMY 197105 5 2392 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197106 26 2418 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197107 23 2441 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197108 26 2467 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197109 9 2476 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197110 31 2507 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197111 12 2519 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197112 17 2536 WAH6AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197201 9 2545 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197202 26 2571 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197203 22 2593 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197204 44 2637 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197205 0 2637 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197206 0 2637 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197207 0 2637 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197208 2 2639 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197209 17 2656 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197210 20 2676 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197211 26 2702 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197212 11 2713 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197301 0 2713 WAH6T0 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197302 0 2713 WCK8AA 2ND AVN BN 2INF KOREA 8TH ARMY 197303 0 2713 W1BSAA NAVAL AIR CTR LOAN PATUXENT AVSCOM 197304 0 2713 W1BSAA NAVAL AIR CTR LOAN PATUXENT AVSCOM 197305 0 2713 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197306 0 2713 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197307 2 2715 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197308 0 2715 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197309 0 2715 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197310 0 2715 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197311 0 2715 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197312 47 2762 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197401 0 2762 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197402 0 2762 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197403 74 2836 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197404 0 2836 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197405 0 2836 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197405 0 2836 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197409 0 2922 W0Y6AA IN STORAGE IN STORAGE DAVIS MONTHAN AVSCOM 197410 0 2922 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197411 0 2922 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197412 58 2980 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197501 0 2980 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197502 39 3019 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197503 52 3071 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197504 53 3124 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197505 0 3124 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197506 26 3150 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197507 34 3184 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197508 14 3198 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197509 0 3198 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197510 14 3212 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197511 35 3247 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM
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