HASTY HOVER LZ. APPROXIMATELY 55 FEET CLEARANCE. AIRCRAFT HOVERED IN, HUGGED LEFT SIDE ON TAKE OFF, BUT STILL HAD STRIKES ON RIGHT SIDE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15425
The Army purchased this helicopter 0670
Total flight hours at this point: 00001189
Date: 07/29/1971
Accident case number: 710729111
Unit: B/158 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Evans in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 6036
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 LANE DE
Accident Summary:
AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HOVER IN AN LZ COVERED WITH HEAVY UNDERBRUSH AND SMALL TREES. AS THE PASSENGERS WERE OFF LOADING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TREES.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15425
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 0670.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 7006 0 0 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 45 45 WFJ4B0 COB 158BN 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7008 124 169 WFJ4B0 COB 158BN 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7009 117 286 WFJ4B0 COB 158BN 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7010 98 384 WFJ4B0 COB 158BN 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7011 105 489 WFJ4B0 COB 158BN 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7012 87 576 WFJ4B0 COB 158BN 101AC VIETNAM RVN 7101 110 686 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7102 119 805 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7103 126 931 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7104 57 988 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7105 90 1078 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7106 87 1165 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7107 24 1189 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7108 96 1285 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7109 84 1369 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7110 80 1449 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7111 64 1513 WFJ4B0 C 101ST AHB VIETNAM RVN 7112 24 1537 WFJ4B0 C 101ST AHB VIETNAM RVN 7201 22 1559 WC43AA 175 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7202 0 1559 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7203 0 1559 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 1559 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 1559 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 1559 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 1559 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 1 1560 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7209 13 1573 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7210 24 1597 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7211 29 1626 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7212 29 1655 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7301 4 1659 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7302 14 1673 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7303 11 1684 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7304 26 1710 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7305 38 1748 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7306 26 1774 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7307 9 1783 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7308 19 1802 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7309 31 1833 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7310 0 1833 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7311 12 1845 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7312 5 1850 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7401 8 1858 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7402 14 1872 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7403 26 1898 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7404 21 1919 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7405 13 1932 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7409 17 2034 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7410 33 2067 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7411 2 2069 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7412 14 2083 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7501 2 2085 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7502 12 2097 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7503 13 2110 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7504 0 2110 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7505 8 2118 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7506 44 2162 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7507 45 2207 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7509 11 2222 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7510 14 2236 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7511 15 2251 WTCKAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7512 11 2262 WTXJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI
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Gary Roush
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Painted Post, NY 14870
Printed from databases on: 05/21/2000
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