Helicopter UH-1H 67-17465

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17465
The Army purchased this helicopter 0468
Total flight hours at this point: 00001378
Date: 06/13/1969
Accident case number: 690613201 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 129 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Din Binh in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 1
costing 255907
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:
P W1 RAU JM
CP W1 SOLAR MJ
CE E5 NOBLE A
G E3 ROBINSON LW

Passengers:
X1 UNK, UNK, E;


Accident Summary:

ON 13 JUNE 1969, WO1 RAU WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND ON A RESUPPLY MISSION FOR THE 9TH CAPITOL ROK DIVISION. SEVERAL SORTIES HAD BEEN FLOWN BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. A HOVER CHECK WAS COMPLETED WHICH INDICATED THE LOAD COULD BE HANDLED WITH NO PROBLEM. UPON REACHING THE LZ, MR. RAU TOOK CONTROLS FROM HIS CO-PILOT AND STARTED TO APPROACH THE LZ WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,700' ASL. UPON TERMINATION AT A HOVER, MR. RAU BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE TAIL PERSISTED IN SWINGING TO THE LEFT. MR. RAU REACHED THE LEFT PEDAL STOP AS THE TAIL CONTINUED TO SWING LEFT. THE TAIL STRUCK A TREE IN THE LZ WHICH CAUSED COMPLETE ANTI-TORQUE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 180 TO THE LEFT WHEREUPON MR. RAU TRIED TO REGAIN FLYING SPEED BY DIVING OFF THE PINNACLE. THIS RESULTED IN A 360 TURN TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE.\\


The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17465
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 0468.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6804   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6805  92   92 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6806  94  186 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6807  84  270 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6808 119  389 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6809 111  500 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6810  97  597 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6811  94  691 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6812 153  844 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6901 113  957 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6902  89 1046 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6903  98 1144 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6904  82 1226 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6905 152 1378 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6906   0 1378 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN