Aircraft landing in formation made a high rate of descent. Aircraft commander took over after it was too late for a go-around. Aircraft hit the ground, bounced and inverted
This record was last updated on 01/05/97
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16861
Date: 02/29/68
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XS549794
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
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information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16861
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 .
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196802 0 0 WC3FAA 68 AVN VIETNAM
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