Aircraft Accident/Incident History
Date: 03 Jan 1969
Description:
Total flight hours at this point: 883
Accident case number: 690103021
Unit: 71 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 440
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O2 IRWIN RJ
Accident Summary:
Partial power loss was experienced during climb out. Acft entered autorotation. Complete eng failure occurred during touchdown.
Date: 08 Apr 1969
Description:
Total flight hours at this point: 1,051
Accident case number: 690408111
Unit: 71 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 786
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 BAILEY RE
Accident Summary:
Pilot made approach to pad with excessive speed. When flair wasinitiated to stop acft, tail stinger struck grnd and broke off causing dmg to one tail rotor blade.
Date: 12 Jul 1969
Description:
Total flight hours at this point: 1,335
Accident case number: 690712061
Unit: 71 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 450
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 BAILEY RE
Accident Summary:
In flt loud noise was heard & acft entered auto. Grinding noisewas heard during auto. Acft lnd in rice paddy bending skids \ fod restricted airflow in eng
Date: 29 Jan 1970
Description:
Total flight hours at this point: 1,933
Accident case number: 700129021
Unit: 71 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 2936
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 LANG NE
Accident Summary:
Driver of jeep with ship antenna drove near acft which was shutting down & allowed M/R blades to strike antenna.
Date: 17 May 1970
Description:
Total flight hours at this point: 2,274
Unit: 71 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AT890267
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Aircraft Assignment History
Date | Unit | Area | Post | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
68-05 | INTRANSIT | IN TRANSIT | AVCOMCTR | |
68-06 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-07 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-08 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-09 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-10 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-11 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-12 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-01 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-02 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-03 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-04 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-05 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-06 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-07 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-08 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-09 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-10 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-11 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-12 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
70-01 | 71 AHC AM DIV | VIETNAM | RVN | |
70-02 | 71 AHC AM DIV | VIETNAM | RVN | |
70-03 | 71 AHC AM DIV | VIETNAM | RVN | |
70-04 | 71 AHC AM DIV | VIETNAM | RVN |