Helicopter UH-1D 64-13534
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13534
The Army purchased this helicopter 0165
Total flight hours at this point: 00001829
Date: 09/24/1968
Accident case number: 680924161 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 128 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Di An in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 0
costing 228554
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC W1 FULLER RW
P W1 OCONNER MP
CE GRAVES
G E4 AZARS FG
Accident Summary: On the day of the accident, the crew and aircraft were working out of Fire Support Base 22 at the coordinates XS831869. The flight landed in trail facing north on a rice paddy berm running north and south. The berm had ruts on either side where both skids would touchdown in the ruts with a two foot rise to the east of the rut in which the right skid was sitting. After sitting at flight idle for approximately 15 minutes the pilot brought the aircraft to operating RPM and started to make a takeoff. The pilot had noted that the aircraft was sitting low on the right side. When he started to takeoff, he put in the left cyclic but the aircraft started to roll to the right. The aircraft commander took control of the aircraft and gave full left cyclic and down collective but the aircraft still rolled to the right with the main rotor blade striking the ground and the ship coming to rest on its right side. The statement made by the crew chief does not coincide with any of the other witnesses, in that he states the aircraft was brought to a hover and that the rotor wash from the aircraft to the rear forced the tail boom to the right and the ship contacted the rise and rolled over on the right side. When the pilot pulled pitch and the aircraft started to rise from the left side this would give the effect of coming to a hover with a takeoff in a right side low attitude. WO1 Osborn states that the only skid that raised from the ground was the left skid. He also stated the aircraft moved to the right parallel to the rise without the tail boom turning to the right. It has also been stated by WO Osborn that the wind forced the aircraft to the right at a right side low attitude dragging the right skid on the ground, in doing so the right skid contacted the two foot rise causing the ship to roll over on the right side
This record was last updated on 04/29/1997
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13534
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 0165.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6610 0 1010 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
6611 2 1012 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
6612 9 1021 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
6701 52 1073 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
6702 38 1111 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
6703 50 1161 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
6704 19 1180 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
6705 28 1208 3327 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM
6706 40 1248 3327 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN
6707 0 1248 3327 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN
6708 21 1269 3327 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM
6709 38 1307 3327 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM
6710 33 1340 3327 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM
6711 32 1372 3327 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6712 0 1372 3327 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6801 0 1372 3327 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6802 0 1372 3327 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6803 41 1413 W2VYAA AMMC VIETNAM RVN
6804 7 1420 WDLJAA 222 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN
6805 70 1490 WDLJAA 222 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN
6806 62 1552 WDLJAA 222 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN
6807 68 1620 WDLJAA 222 AVN BN VIETNAM RVN
6808 80 1700 WC3HAA 128 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6809 129 1829 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN
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