61st Assault Helicopter Company
Lucky Star · Starblazers · Vietnam 1967–1972
Aircraft struck tree on vertical descent into hot LZ.
This record was last updated on 01/05/97
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16305
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point:
00001363
Date: 01/23/69
Accident case number: 690123131
Unit: 61
AHC
The station for this helicopter was English in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5555
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 PELL R
Accident Summary:
ACFT CAME OVER RIDGE LINE LOW LEVEL & HIT TREE \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16305
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point:
00002240
Date: 10/08/70
Accident case number: 701008031 Total loss or
fatality Accident
Unit: 162 AHC
The station for this helicopter was
Can-Tho in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers =
0
costing 244345
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Loss to Inventory
Crew
Members:
AC W1 BEVERLY TW
P W1 WILLIAMS RC
Accident Summary:
AT 0900 HOURS, 8 OCTOBER 1970, AIRCRAFT UH-1H, SERIAL NUMBER 66-16305, WITH WO1 BEVERLY AS AC AND WO1 WILLIAMS AS PILOT, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE ON TAKE-OFF FROM NAM CAM HELIPAD REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, COORINATES VQ 9967. AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS CHALK TWO IN A FLIGHT OF TWO ON TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND 30 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FOUR NAVY SEALS ON BOARD AND WO1 BEVERLY WAS AT THE CONTROLS. BOTH PILOTS WERE ALERTED OF THE EMERGENCY WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE ENGINE. BEING ONLY AT 50 FEET OF ALTITUDE WO1 BEVERLY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO CHECK HIS INSTRUMENTS PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT. ANALYZING THE MALFUNCTION AS ENGINE FAILURE, WO1 BEVERLY IMMEDIATELY FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TO REDUCE FORWARD AIRSPEED. THE AUTOROTATION WAS A STRAIGHT IN AS THE WIND WAS CALM AND NOT A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE ONLY TERRAIN WO1 BEVERLY HAD TO LAND IN, CONSIDERING HIS ALTITUDE AT THE TIME, WAS LESS THAN DESIRABLE. IT WAS COMPOSED OF UNGRADED SOFT SAND THAT WAS BEING USED IN CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RUNWAY IN THE VICINITY OF THE HELIPAD. AS WO1 BEVERLY BEGAN TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT THE REAR AREA OF HIS SKIDS SUNK IN THE SOFT SAND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MOMENTARILY REMAIN IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE RESULT OF THIS WAS A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE CAUSING A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES FROM THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THE TAIL ROTOR STRIKE, ALONG WITH THE SLIGHT FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE HELICOPTER, CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 100FEET. DURING THIS GROUND SLIDE THE CROSSTUBES COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY. THE CREW AND PASSENGERS IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AS SOON AS IT SLID TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO CAN THO ABOUT 6 HOURS LATER.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16305
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point:
00002530
Date: 07/20/71
Accident case number: 710720061
Unit: 134
AHC
The station for this helicopter was Tuy Hoa in
Number killed in
accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 3000
Source(s)
from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center
database.
Crew Members:
P W2 FRECHETTE JF
Accident Summary:
WHILE LANDING IN A HOT PZ FOR TROOP EXTRACTION, AIRCRAFT MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A TREE.\\
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number
66-16305
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 0467.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 99 2217 WFELAA 162 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 23 2240 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 0 2240 W0Y6AA USA FLT OPN OFC 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AMC 7012 0 2240 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 7101 0 2240 NAT&GUARD NAT GDZI 7102 0 2240 NAT&GUARD NAT GDZI 7103 0 2240 W2WJAA BEL HEL BAILMENT FT WORTH AVSCOM 7104 6 2246 W2WJAA BEL HEL BAILMENT FT WORTH AVSCOM 7105 72 2318 WC07AA 134 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7106 112 2430 WC07AA 134 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7107 100 2530 WC07AA 134 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7108 98 2628 WC07AA 134 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7109 103 2731 WC07AA 79 TC CO VIETNAM RVN 7110 79 2810 WC07AA 134 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7111 28 2838 WC07AA 134 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7112 3 2841 WC07AA 61 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7201 64 2905 WDU5AA 201 CAC VIETNAM RVN 7202 91 2996 WDU5AA 201 CAC VIETNAM RVN 7203 76 3072 WDU5AA 201 CAC VIETNAM RVN 7204 50 3122 WDU5AA 201 CAC VIETNAM RVN 7205 73 3195 WDU5AA 388 TC CO VIETNAM RVN 7206 83 3278 WDU5AA 201 CAC VIETNAM RVN 7207 0 3278 WDU5AA 201 CAC VIETNAM RVN 7208 0 3278 W0Y6AA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7209 0 3278 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7210 0 3278 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7211 0 3278 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7212 0 3278 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN TRANSIT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7301 0 3278 W0MUAA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7302 0 3278 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7303 0 3278 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7304 0 3278 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7305 0 3278 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7306 4 3282 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7307 0 3282 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7308 6 3288 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7309 19 3307 W1D74F USATSCH 1ST ARMY FORT EUSTIS TRADOCTS 7310 20 3327 W1D74F USATSCH 1ST ARMY FORT EUSTIS TRADOCTS 7311 9 3336 W1D74F USATSCH 1ST ARMY FORT EUSTIS TRADOCTS 7312 10 3346 W1D74F USATSCH 1ST ARMY FORT EUSTIS TRADOCTS 7401 0 3346 W1D74F USATSCH 1ST ARMY 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