61st Assault Helicopter Company
Lucky Star · Starblazers · Vietnam 1967–1972
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08733
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0964
Total flight hours at this point:
00001571
Date: 03/26/68
Unit: 116 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This
helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
Unknown this
helicopter was Attacking at 0100 feet and 105 knots.
South
Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun
launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size.
(7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Tail Section
Systems damaged were:
UNK
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: UH1P3, 08605 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08733
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0964
Total flight hours at this point:
00001806
Date: 05/17/68
Unit: 116 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This
helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0150 feet and 090
knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic
Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in
size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Tail Section
Systems damaged
were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
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: UH1P3, 13805 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08733
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0964
Total flight hours at this point:
00002001
Date: 03/20/69
Accident case number: 690320021
Unit: 121
AHC
The station for this helicopter was Soc Trang in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 2766
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
MN W1 BENTE FW
Accident Summary:
UPON PULL OUT OF TARGET DIVE ATTACK A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROMENG COMPARTMENT ENG OIL PRESS DROPPED & ENG TAC WENT TO 4000 RPM AUTO WAS ENTERED & LDG WAS MADE IN OPEN RICE PADDY RESULT IN DMG TO SKID & CROSS TUBES \ ENG FAILED CAUSE UNK \
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number
63-08733
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 0964.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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