WO-1 DOBSON WAS FLYING SEVEN TROOPS TO THE COORDINATES OF THE ACCIDENT; HE HAD 450 LBS OF FUEL ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING ZONE WAS A HOVER HOLE SURROUNDED BY 40 FT. TREES. HE MADE HIS APPROACH TO A 3 FOOT HOVER DUE TO STUMPS IN THE AREA. THE TROOPS DISMOUNTED AND THEN FIVE OTHERS BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT FOR EVACUATION. CW-2 ALBERS THEN PROCEEDED WITH HIS TAKE-OFF. THE CREWCHIEF SP/4 HUDSON TWICE TOLD HIM TO MOVE THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, WHICH HE DID. FINALLY BOTH SP/4 HUDSON AND SP/4 HARRIS YELLED TRYING TO CORRECT THE MISTAKE. SP/4 HUDSON YELLED "I MEAN RIGHT", BUT IT WAS TOO LATE, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT WHILE IN A 70 DEGREE BANK TO THE LEFT. CW-2 ALBERS CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND PULLED PITCH. HE PULLED PTICH IN ORDER TO KEEP THE BLADES FROM STRIKING THE GROUND AND TO GIVE THE GROOUND TROOPS MORE TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE AIRCRAFT MADE APPROXIMATELY TWO REVOLUTIONS WHILE RECEIVING NUMEROUS BLADE STRIKES. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND FROM ABOUT 25 FEET. THERE WAS NO FIRE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16796
Date: 720200
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: VS437653
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: VNAF (South Vietnamese Air Force. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16796
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 0967.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6709 0 0 3300 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6710 0 0 3300 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6711 104 104 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6712 110 214 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6801 0 214 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6802 218 432 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6803 114 546 3261 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6804 25 571 3261 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6805 0 571 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6806 0 571 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6807 0 571 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6808 0 571 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6809 3 574 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6810 27 601 WBSTAA 54 MED DET VIETNAM RVN 6811 77 678 WBSTAA 54 MED DET VIETNAM RVN 6812 83 761 WBSTAA 54 MED DET VIETNAM RVN 6901 62 823 WBSTAA 54 MED DET VIETNAM RVN 6902 58 881 WBSTAA 54 MED DET VIETNAM RVN 6903 18 899 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 6904 0 899 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 6905 44 943 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 82 1025 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 79 1104 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 130 1234 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 132 1366 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 109 1475 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 100 1575 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 103 1678 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 73 1751 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 125 1876 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 13 1889 WC5CAA 604 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 0 1889 WC5CAA 604 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7006 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7007 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7008 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7009 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7010 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7011 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7012 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7101 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7102 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7103 0 1889 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM
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