61st Assault Helicopter Company
Lucky Star · Starblazers · Vietnam 1967–1972
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-08845
Date:
05/26/66
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN
THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
While on Landing Zone this
helicopter was Landing at 0100 feet and UNK knots.
South
Vietnam
Helicopter took 5 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 Engine Compartment
Systems damaged
were: FUEL SYS, ENGINE, OIL SYS, HYDRAULIC SYS, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA
. .
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft was capable of one time
flight.
The aircraft was diverted or delayed after completing some mission
objectives.
for 175.00
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information
Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P1, 00238, FM48 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-08845
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0964
Total flight hours at this point:
00001357
Date: 10/17/66
Accident case number: G778
Unit: A/229
AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers =
0
costing 8221
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC BIRCH CE
P
GRIER EG
Accident Summary:
ON TAKEOFF ACFT WENT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE RT TURN COMPLETE CIRCLE MADE ACFT CRASHED KILLING AN INF MAN SUS FAIL RETAINING NUT TR PITCH CHANGE ROD SUP INFO MAT FAIL BEARING SET
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number
63-08845
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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