61st Assault Helicopter Company
Lucky Star · Starblazers · Vietnam 1967–1972
DURING TROOP PICKUP AN INF MAN THREW HIS BAYONET INTO THE ACFT ROTOR DISC DAMAGED ONE MR BLADE
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13885
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1165
Total flight hours at this point:
00001517
Date: 07/12/67
Accident case number: 670712031
Unit: A/229
AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers =
0
costing 785
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1
CHRISTIANSEN JC
Accident Summary:
While in flight, the right cargo door came off striking the tail boom and the right synchronous elevator.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13885
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1165
Total flight hours at this point:
00001665
Date: 09/06/67
Unit: 174 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This
helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot
Area.
Unknown this helicopter was Landing at 0020 feet and 150
knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 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 Main Rotor Blade
System
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS, PERSONNEL
Casualties = YES .
.
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: UH1P2, 73615 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13885
The Army
purchased this helicopter 1165
Total flight hours at this point:
00002661
Date: 01/21/69
Accident case number: 690121191
Unit: 114
AHC
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 5 . . Passengers =
3
costing 93899
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O2 WOLFE CA
P W1 MCCART CW
CE E4 HENWOOD GA
G E3 VEGA LA
Passengers:
UNK UNK, PAX, D; UNK UNK, PAX, D; UNK UNK, PAX, D;
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WAS THE TRAIL AIRCRAFT IN A FLIGHT OF SEVEN. THE FLIGHT LANDED IN A PZ AND PICKED UP TEN TROOPS EACH (APPROX). THE FLIGHT TOOK OFF INTO THE WIND WHICH TOOK THEM OUT OVER A TREE LINE. ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT REACHED TRANSLATIONAL LIFT AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. APPROACHING A TREE LINE ON CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BLEED OFF RPM. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ^LT WOLFE^ LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO TRY AND REGAIN RPM. THE RPM CONTINUED TO BLEED OFF. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY OVER THE TREE LINE AND STARTING TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE ON THE LEFT SIDE ON DESCENT. THE TEN ARVN TROOPS ON BOARD STARTED TO JUMP AT THIS TIME. ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND NOSE LOW AND LEVEL.\\
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number
64-13885
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 1165.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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