Accident Summary:
AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 HOURS, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FSB MERIDETH IN ROUTE TO BAN ME THOUT EAST, WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE MISSION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS THAT OF A COMMAND AND CONTROL AIRCRAFT FOR THAT DAY. IT WAS PROCEEDING TO BAM ME THOUT FOR LIASON. AT APPROXIMATELY 0935 HOURS, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG HEARD TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT AND LEFT ABOUT THREE TIMES THEN ASSUMED AN EXTREME NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND BEGAN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND TRIED TO CONTROL THE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. ME. VEAL THEN TURNED TOWARD THE ONLY AREA THERE WAS, AND THEN SAW THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AREA. HE THEN DECIDED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN THE TREES. HE WAITED TILL HE WAS ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE TREES THEN SKIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, AT ABOUT 50 FEET HE BEGAN TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT AND TO PULL IN HIS REMAINING PITCH. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT. 7R. VEAL THEN SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO A ZERO AIRSPEED CONDITION AND ENTERED THE TREES STRIKING THE LEFT FRONT COCKPIT AREA FIRST. IN THIS WAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS SURE NOT TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT EXCEPT OUT THE BOTTOM. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED DOWN IN THE TREES, UPON STRIKING A LARGE TREE, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED UP ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17774
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 0968.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6809 0 0 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6810 148 148 3326 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6811 150 298 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 118 416 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 166 582 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 112 694 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 88 782 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 91 873 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 123 996 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 108 1104 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 84 1188 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 117 1305 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 46 1351 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN
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Gary Roush
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Painted Post, NY 14870
Printed from databases on: 04/02/99
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