Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15042
The Army purchased this helicopter 0267
Total flight hours at this point: 00000807
Date: 04/20/69
Accident case number: 690420181
Unit: 68 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Bien Hoa in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 70000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O3 CHRISTIAN S
P W1 BOCK WH
CE E4 BACA RD
G E4 JONES GP
Accident Summary:
THE UH-1C, SN ^66-15042^, WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ^68TH ASSAULT HELICOPTER COMPANY, APO 96227^. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS ^CPT STANLEY CHRISTIAN, JR., 05338961^, THE PILOT WAS ^WO-1 WILLIAM H. BOCK, W3161724^, THE CREWCHIEF WAS ^SP/4 RICHARD D. BACA, RA18852384^, AND THE GUNNER WAS ^SP/4 CAREY P. JONES, US 56463008^. NONE OF THE CREW RECEIVED INJURIESIN THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE EAST PERIMETER ROAD OF ^BIEN HOA AFB, RVN,^ ^(YT009131)^, AT 1300 HOURS, ^20 APRIL 1969^. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS, LOWER FUSELAGE, AND ARMAMENT SYSTEM. AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE FROM THETOWER, ^CPT CHRISTIAN^ PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP TO AHOVER AND MADE HIS HOVER CHECK. HE THEN TURNED THENOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT 180 DEGREES AND SAT THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN ON THE GROUND. ^CPT CHRISTIAN^ THEN BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF FROM THE EAST RAMP OF ^BIEN HOA AFB^ AT 1300 HOURS WITH A CREW OF 4 ABOARD, HEADING APPROXIMATELY 070 DEGREES. A NORMALTAKEOFF FROM THE GROUND WAS MADE AND AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THROUGH TRANSLATIONAL LIFT, THE RPM BEGAN TO BLEED OFF. ^CPT CHRISTIAN^ REALIZED THAT HE WOULDN'T HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER TO CLEAR THE POWER LINES TO HIS FRONT, SO HE REDUCED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO BUILD IT BACK UP. HE MADE A TURN TO THE RIGHT TO A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 115 DEGREES AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE POWER LINES. THE RPM CONTINUED TO BLEED OFF, SO ^CPT CHRISTIAN^ DECIDED TOTRY TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE ROAD TO HIS FRONT.AT APPROXIMATELY 35' FROM THE ROAD THE LEFT SKID CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE LEFT SKID AND LEFT SYNC ELEVATOR BECAME ENTANGLED IN A ROW OF CONCERTINA WIRE THAT WAS STRUNGOUT APPROXIMATELY 20' FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE RIGHT SKID THEN CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, 10' FROM THE ROAD, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SKID FORWARD, CLIMBING THE 2'6" EMBANKMENT OF THE ROAD. AT THIS TIME, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFTBEGAN TO YAW TO THE RIGHT, A RESULT OF THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTING THE EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED TO SLIDE FOR ANOTHER 51'6" ACROSS THE ROAD AND SLID OFF THE EMBANKMENT (2'6") ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT THEN SLID FOR ANOTHER 28'7" BEFORE IT CAME TO REST ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A HEADING OF 260 DEGREES. AS THE CREW DISEMBARKED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, ^CPT CHRISTIAN^ TURNED THE FUEL AND BATTERY SWITCHES OFF AND THE ROTOR BLADE THEN COASTED TO A STOP.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15042
The Army purchased this helicopter 0267
Total flight hours at this point: 00001100
Date: 03/06/71
Unit: 238 AVN
Laos
UTM grid coordinates: XD493375
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
Crew Members:
AC 1LT MOORE H RES
P WO1 CREWS R RES
War Story:
Aircraft was involved in escort of two "Dust Off" aircraft that were evacuating wounded from an ARVN firebase
near Teschpone in Laos. The return flight route was over the escarpment south of route 9 due to heavy AAA
AAA fire encountered over the valley. During the return flight, the flight of two Dust Off, and two gunships encountered
heavy fire from at least three 51cal machine gun positions. This aircraft was hit an unknown number of times
and lost power and tail rotor control. The AC attempted to keep the aircraft level, but it began to spin violently
when pitch was applied to cushion the landing. The aircraft hit the ground level, but spinning violently. The transmission
mounts failed and the transmission collapsed toward the right front of the aircraft trapping the gunner's leg and
causing serious injury. The main rotor struck the cabin at the top of the right pilot's door, destroying to rotor and causing
major damage to the cabin door and roof. All four members of the crew were evacuated by the Dust Off aircraft
without incident. The aircraft was too severely damaged to be recovered, and was blown up in place.
from Gene Kennedy, March 2002.
This record was last updated on 03/03/02
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15042
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 0267.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196702 0 0 W0Y6AA TRAN MDMHELCO S ALASKA ALASKA 196703 1 1 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV 1STARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY 196704 12 13 1440 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM 196705 27 40 1440 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM 196706 19 59 1440 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN 196707 28 87 1440 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN 196708 38 125 1440 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 196709 0 125 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV 1STARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY 196710 0 125 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV 1STARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY 196711 10 135 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 196712 71 206 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 196801 2 208 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 196802 82 290 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 196803 0 290 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV VIETNAM RVN 196804 66 356 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV VIETNAM RVN 196805 121 477 3304 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 196806 125 602 3304 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 196807 83 685 3304 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC 196808 67 752 WG20AA F TRP 8CAV AMDV VIETNAM RVN 196809 0 752 WCLQAA 335 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 196810 1 753 3190 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 196811 0 753 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196812 0 753 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196901 0 753 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN TRANSIT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196902 1 754 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196903 2 756 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 196904 51 807 WSZAAA 357 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 196905 0 807 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196906 0 807 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196907 0 807 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196908 0 807 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196909 0 807 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196910 0 807 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196911 0 807 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 196912 0 807 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197001 0 807 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 197002 0 807 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 197003 0 807 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 197004 0 807 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 197005 0 807 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 197006 0 807 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 197007 4 811 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 197008 2 813 WDX9AA 238 AVN CO 1AVN VIETNAM RVN 197009 70 883 WDX9AA 238 AVN CO 1AVN VIETNAM RVN 197010 31 914 WDX9AA 238 AVN CO 1AVN VIETNAM RVN 197011 49 963 WDX9AA 238 AVN CO 1AVN VIETNAM RVN 197012 32 995 WDX9AA 238 AVN CO 1AVN VIETNAM RVN 197101 18 1013 WDX9AA 238 AWC VIETNAM RVN 197102 87 1100 WDX9AA 238 AWC VIETNAM RVN
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