Helicopter UH-1H 68-15318

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15318
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00001379
Date: 10/31/1970
Accident case number: 701031131
Unit: 2 SIG
The station for this helicopter was Long Than in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 5721
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W2 ANDRUS AA
P W2 HUGGINS JA

Accident Summary:

THE AIRCRAFT AND CREW WERE ON A STANDBY STATUS THE DAY OF 31 OCT AND HAD DEPARTED THEIR HOME BASE AT 0740 HOURS. THE CREW HAD FLOWN 6.6 HOURS THAT DAY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DURING THIS FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED DUC HOA ENROUTE TO LANG BINH AND WAS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT 700 FEET INDICATED ALTITUDE PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN SAIGON AND LONG BINH.\\ WAS HEARD FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT AND IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ENTERED AUTOROTATION IN THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT AND TRANSMITTED A MAY DAY CALL ON UHF GUARD FREQUENCY. A SMALL ROAD WHICH RAN DIAGONALLY ACROSS HIS FLIGHT PATH WAS CHOSEN BY THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AS HIS LANDING AREA AND HE CONTINUED THE AUTOROTATION TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE ROAD.\\ AND SKIDDED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) INCHES WHILE ROCKING FORWARD, THEN CAME TO REST IN AN UNSTABLE POSITION DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE RUTS OF THE ROAD. DURING LANDING, THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE.


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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 0169.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6901   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6902  20   20 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6903 108  128 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6904 112  240 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6905  57  297 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6906 131  428 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6907 124  552 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6908  66  618 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6909  54  672 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6910  51  723 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6911  39  762 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6912  57  819 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001  57  876 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002  56  932 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003  57  989 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7004  93 1082 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7005   0 1082 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7006   0 1082 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7007  63 1145 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7008  91 1236 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7009  57 1293 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7010  86 1379 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7011   0 1379 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7012  75 1454 WCDXAA 2D SIGNAL GRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7101  88 1542 WCDXAA 2 SIG GP         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7102  50 1592 WCDXAA 2 SIG GP         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7103 105 1697 WCDXAA 2 SIG GP         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7104  96 1793 WCDXAA 2 SIG GP         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7105  83 1876 WCDXAA 2 SIG GP         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7106  69 1945 WCDXAA 2 SIG GP         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7107  45 1990 WCDXAA 2 SIG GROUP      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7108  55 2045 WCDXAA 2 SIG GROUP      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7109  54 2099 WCDXAA 2 SIG GROUP      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7110  65 2164 WCDXAA 1 SIG BDE HQ     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7111   0 2164 WCDXAA 1 SIG BDE HQ     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7112   0 2164 WCDXAA 1 SIG BDE HQ     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7201   0 2164 WC5DAA 605 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7202  44 2208 WC5DAA 605 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7203  61 2269 WC5DAA 605 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7204  28 2297 WC5DAA 388 TC CO        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7205  77 2374 WC5DAA 388 TC CO        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7206  60 2434 WC5DAA 388 TC CO        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7207  80 2514 WC5DAA 388 TC CO        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7208 110 2624 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7209  63 2687 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7210  47 2734 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7211  50 2784 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7212  89 2873 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7301  53 2926 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN