Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00734
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00002085
Date: 02/15/70
Unit: 57 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was Climbing at 0050 feet and 090 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (B-40 RKT)
The helicopter was hit in the Tail Section
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE
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: LNNF, JSIDR
(Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services
Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00734
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00002210
Date: 06/06/70
Accident case number: 700606151
Unit: 57 AHC
The station for this helicopter was An Khe in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 56087
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 SOTTILE JS
P W1 TAYLOR JS
CE E5 MORRIS RR
G E3 JONES M
Passengers:
, , G;
Accident Summary:
WO-1 SOTTILE AND THE AIRCRAFT CREW WERE FLYING THE WING POSITION OF A TWO AIRCRAFT UH-1C GUN TEAM FOR COVERING THE INITIAL INSERTION OF A COMBAT ASSAULT. DURING THE SECOND INBOUND GUN RUN, THE LEFT MINIGUN FELL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER COMPLETING THE INITIAL INSERTION, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AND CREW RETURNED TO LANDING ZONE BLACKHAWK TO REFUEL. WHEN WO-1 SOTTILE RETURNED, A LIGHT OBSERVATION HELICOPTER WHICH HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE LOST MINIGUN, DEPARTED TO REFUEL AT LANDING ZONE BLACKHAWK. WHILE AWAITING THE RETURN OF THE LIGHT OBSERVATION HELICOPTER AND SEVERAL UH-1H AIRCRAFT, WO-1 SOTTILE MADE A LOW PASS TO LOOK FOR THE LOST MINIGUM. WHILE IN A SHALLOW TURN TO THE RIGHT, AT APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE TREES AND AT ABOUT 65 KNOTS AIRSPEED, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF RPM. WHEN HE LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT, THE N2 HAD DECREASED TO 5800-6000 RPM. WITH THESE INDICATIONS HE DECIDED TO ENTER AUTOROTATION AND ATTEMPT REACHING AN OPEN AREA. AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED THE ENDGE OF THE OPEN AREA, WO-1 SOTTILE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AREA, SO HE FLARED THAE AIRCRAFT AND SETTLED INTO THE TREES IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE, JUST SHORT OF THE OPEN AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND VERY HARD WITHOUT VERY MUCH FORWARD MOVEMENT. IT ALSO STRUCK AN 8' TREE STUMP AT THE LEFT PYLON, SHEARING THE PYLON FROM IT'S SUPPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD, BENDING AND BREAKING THE SKIDS AND CROSS TUBES, FINALLY COMING TO REST LEVEL, WITH THE TREE STUMP WEDGED AGAINST THE LEFT SYNCRONIZED ELEVATOR.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00734
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 0167.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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