Helicopter UH-1H 68-15326

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15326
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000887
Date: 09/14/1970
Unit: BELL HCPTR
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT912054
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

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15326
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000887
Date: 09/14/1970
Accident case number: 700914101
Unit: 68 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Binh Hoa in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 0
costing 75592
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P X1 VH TRI
IP O1 TW PENNOCK

Accident Summary:

AT ABOUT 1415 HOURS, 14 SEPTEMBER 1970, 2LT PENNOCK WAS ADMINISTERING A CHECKRIDE TO 2LT TRI. THEY WERE IN TRAFFIC AN HOUR DOING NORMAL APPROACHES AND LANDINGS, AUTOROTATIONS, AND FINALLY SIMULATED ANTI-TORQUE FAILURES. A SIMULATED ANT-TORQUE FAILURE, LEFT PEDAL FULLY APPLIED, WAS DEMONSTRATED AND ONE ATTEMPTED UNSUCCESSFULLY BY THE PILOT. THE IP MADE A RECOVERY AND EXPLAINED THE MANUEVER AGAIN. ON A SECOND TRY, THE PILOT WAS REACTING SATISFACTORILY AND THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GROUND, AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, THE RIGHT SKID STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FORWARD GROUNDRUN, AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A HOVER THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT SIDE, WHERE THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED AND MAJOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED.\\

The following is Goldbook information on helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15326
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 0169.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
196901   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
196902   0    0 3300   HHD 44 ENG GP    THAILAND                    PACIFIC 
196903  38   38 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
196904  89  127 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
196905 120  247 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
196906 103  350 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
196907 105  455 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
196908 103  558 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
196909  96  654 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
196910 151  805 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
196911  66  871 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
196912   0  871 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197001   0  871 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197002   0  871 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
197003   0  871 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM   
197004   0  871 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM   
197005   0  871 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM   
197006   0  871 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM   
197007   0  871 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM   
197008   4  875 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM   
197009  12  887 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197010   0  887 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS  VIETNAM                     RVN

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