61st Assault Helicopter Company
Lucky Star · Starblazers · Vietnam 1967–1972
The pilot was reducing the power for a rocket run when the aircraft shuddered and the low RPM warning system activated. An autorotation was made to a brush covered area.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00528
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point:
00001206
Date: 01/01/69
Incident number: 69010101.KIA
Unit: ACT/11
ACR
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
for Command and
Control
Unknown this helicopter was in Orbit at UNK feet and UNK
knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Explosive Weapon;
Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges.
(GRENADE)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA, 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to
accomplishing any 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, 00101
()
Crew Members:
CE SFC YANO RODNEY JAMES TAKASHI KIA
This record
was last updated on 05/25/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Reason: other causes
Casualty type: Hostile - died of wounds
single
male U.S. citizen
Race: Mongolain
Relgion: Roman Catholic
The following
information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category
of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active
duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on
10/20/99
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00528
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point:
00001206
Date: 01/23/69
Unit: ACT/11 ACR
This was a Combat incident.
This helicopter was UNK
This was an Unknown mission
While Enroute this
helicopter was at Level Flight at 0200 feet and UNK 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 Canopy
Systems damaged were:
PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted or delayed after completing some 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, 02301 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00528
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point:
00001206
Date: 02/03/69
Unit: ACT/11 ACR
This was a Combat incident.
This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was an Unknown mission
While
On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0030 feet and UNK knots.
South
Vietnam
Helicopter took 4 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 Bottom
Systems damaged were:
PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
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, 03401 ()
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number
66-00528
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 0766.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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