WHILE HOVERING INTO PARKING POSITION SEVERAL EMPTY SANDBAGS FLEW THROUGH M/R/B ICDT DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16131
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000832
Date: 06/07/1970
Accident case number: 700607021
Unit: 3 BDE 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Phu Bai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 6800
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O3 JACOBS PH
CP W1 HAMILTON DL
Accident Summary:
DUR FINAL APP M/R STRUCK FLAG-POLE ICDT MDG \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16131
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00001085
Date: 11/06/1970
Accident case number: 701106051
Unit: B/158 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Evans in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 1
costing 109681
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W2 POWERS RW
P W1 MCINIS GW
Passengers:
, PAX, D;
Accident Summary:
AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 HOURS ON 6 NOVEMBER 1970, AIRCRAFT 68-16131, WITH CW2 POWERS AS AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AND WO1 MCINIS AS PILOT, DEPARTED CAMP EVANS IN A FLIGHT OF THREE - TWO LIFT AND ONE COMMAND AND ONE COMMAND AND CONTROL AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WERE TO SUPPORT THE 258TH VIETNAMESE MARINE BRIGADE IN THE VICINITY OF MAI LOC. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT MAI LOC STRIP, REFUELDD AND SHUT DOWN TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE MISSION. THE MISSION WAS TO INSERT TWO SEVEN MAN VIETNAMESE MARINE RECON TEAMS NORTH OF FSB SHEPPARD, THE PLAN WAS TO MAKE TWO LIFTS, ONE TEAM ON EACH LIFT, WITH ONE ACTUAL INSERTION AND ONE FALSE INSERTION ON EACH LIFT. THE ACTUAL INSERTIONS WERE TO BE MADE TO LANDING ZONES BELOW THE TOPOGRAPHICAL CREST OF THE HILL IN AN ATTEMPT TO PRECLUDE OBSERVATION FROM THE WEST BY THE NVA UNITS SUSPECTED TO BE OPERATING IN THE AREA. THE COMMAND AND CONTROL AIRCRAFT FLEW THE VIETNAMESE MARINE COMMAND GROUP AND THEIR ADVISOR OUT TO THE AREA OF THE INSERTION FOR A BISUAL RECON AND TO FINALIZE THE PLAN WITH THE AMC. AFTER A FINAL BRIEFING BY THE COMMAND GROUP AT MAI LOC, THE RECON TEAM (SEVEN MEN) WERE LOADED ONTO CW2 POWERS' AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MAI LOC FOR THE OPERATIONAL AREA. THE WINDS AT MAI LOC, AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE (APPROXIMATELY 0830) WERE ESTIMATED, BY THE GUNSHIP PILOTS, TO HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 KNOTS FROM THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO THE OPERATIONAL AREA WHERE THE GUNSHIPS AND INSERTION AIRCRAFT, 68-16131, WERE GIVEN A MARK ON THE FIRST LANDING ZONE. AFTER CIRCLING THE LANDING ZONE ONCE, THE INSERTION AIRCRAFT SET UP IN A PATTERN TO ALLOW THE GUNSHIPS TO GET INTO POSITION BEFORE STARTING THE APPROACH. THE APPROACH WAS STARTED FROM APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OUT AND WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL. SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER INITIATED HIS DECELERATION FLARE, A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT DEVELOPED. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 30 FEET ABOVE THE INTENDED POINT OF TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FALL THROUGH AND AT THE SAME TIME STARTED TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRSPEED, AS NOTED BY THE PILOT AT THIS TIME. WAS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KNOTS. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN FALLING THROUGH, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER CONTINUED TO INCREASE COLLECTIVE PITCH IN AN ATTEMPT TO CUSHION THE LANDING AND ADDED LEFT PEDAL TO STOP THE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER STATES THE TURN DID STOP AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED BACK TO THE LEFT JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND AGAIN STARTED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A DEAD TREE APPRIXIMATELY SIX INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE TAIL ROTOR, 90 GEAR BOX AND THE FM ANTENNA BASE AND MOUNT WERE TORN FROM THE EMPENNAGE. AFTER LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THRU APPROXIMATELY 660 DEGREES OF TURN AND CAME TO REST UPR\HE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTING SOUTH. AT SOME TIME TIME DURING THE FINAL TURN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTS AND ALLOWING IT TO FALL FORWARD AGAINST THE FRONT OF THE TRANSMISSION WELL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST THE STABILIZER BAR HAD CUT THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE OVERHEAD WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD AND WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE ROOF INTO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. ONE OF THE VIETNAMESE MARINES, WHO HAD BEEN IN A POSITION TO EXIT ON TOUCHDOWN, WAS THROWN OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED AN ABRASION OF THE SKID OF THE HEAD. HE WAS TREATED BY THE VIETNAMESE MARINE MEDICS AND RELEASED. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES AMONG THE PASSENGERS ABOARD. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS DAZED MOMENTARILY BUT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER. THE REMAINDER OF THE CREW WERE UNINJURIED. THE CREW MEMBERS WERE TAKEN TO A MEDICAL FACILITY FOR A CHECK-UP BY THE FLIGHT SURGEON AND WERE RELEASED.\\
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0869.
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