Helicopter UH-1H 67-17417

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17417
The Army purchased this helicopter 0468
Total flight hours at this point: 00002827
Date: 12/05/1970
Accident case number: 701205011 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 129 AHC
This was Operational Minor Damage caused by an accident by Accident with the mission function of Command and Control (missions assigned to an aircraft for the primary purpose of airlifting a commander or staff in control of tactical operations or for radio relay stations)
The station for this helicopter was Din Binh in
Casualties = NO . . Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
Search and rescue operations were Not Required
costing 244345
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Loss to Inventory and Helicopter was recovered

Crew Members:
AC W2 WEAVER RW
P O2 HAUSMAN FT

Accident Summary:

AT 0745 HOURS ON 5 DEC 70, AIRCRAFT 67-17417 DEPARTED FROM ECHO ONE, LANE ARMY HELIPORT WITH A CREW CONSISTING OF AIRCRAFT COMMANDER CW2 ROBERT R. WEAVER, 519-54-0272, PILOT 1LT FRANK T. HAUSMAN, 497-48-4312, CREW CHIEF SP4 GARY W. FELDT, 570-76-7993, AND GUNNER SP4 ANDRADA, 567-64-4194, FOR A FLIGHT TO QUI NHON ARMY AIR FIELD WITH THE INTENT OF GETTING 1LT HAUSMAN HIS 90 DAY PROFICIENCY RIDE. ON TAKE-OFF, THE LEFT FUEL BOOST PUMP LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE BOOST PUMP LIGHT WAS NOTED AND FLIGHT CONTINUED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 200 TO 250 FEET AGL AND AN AIRSPEED OF 70 KNOTS. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT 1LT HAUSMAN, 497-48-4312, BEGAN A RIGHT TURN OUT OF TRAFFIC AND HEADED TOWARD QUI NHON. AN ENGINE SURGE WAS HEARD AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND YAWED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. AT THIS POINT AIRCRAFT COMMANDER CW2 WEAVER, 519-54-0272 TOOK THE CONTROLS, HEADED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND AND LOWERED PITCH. THE LOW RPM AUDIO AND LIGHT CAME ON, AS DID THE RIGHT FUEL BOOST PUMP. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER PUT OUT THE MAYDAY CALL AND THE PILOT LOCKED THE SHOULDER HARNESSES. WHILE DESCENDING, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT AT LEAST TWICE MORE. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER BEGAN AN AUTOROTATIVE FLARE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. CW2 WEAVER PULLED THE INITIAL PITCH TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ESTIMATED 10 TO 15 FEET AGL, AND ATTEMPTED TO CUSHION THE AIRCRAFT TO THE TOP OF THE SUGAR CANE. AFTER USING ALL AVAILABLE PITCH, THE AIRCRAFT FELL THROUGH THE CANE, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HEADING WAS APPROXIMATELY 040 DEGREES. THE CREW OF 67-17417 WAS IMMEDIATELY PICKED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED TO LANE ARMY HELIPORT, AT WHICH TIME THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD WAS ABLE TO VIEW THE AIRCRAFT.\\

This record was last updated on 09/12/1999


The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17417
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 3300   BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM    
6805  93   93 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6806  75  168 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6807  99  267 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6808 106  373 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6809  88  461 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6810  96  557 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6811  85  642 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6812  74  716 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6901 112  828 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6902  87  915 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6903 118 1033 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6904  45 1078 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6905 143 1221 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6906 135 1356 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6907 119 1475 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6908  84 1559 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6909 144 1703 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6910  70 1773 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6911  86 1859 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6912 100 1959 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001  64 2023 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002  89 2112 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003  81 2193 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7004 116 2309 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7005 130 2439 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7006  31 2470 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7007   0 2470 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7008  88 2558 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7009  98 2656 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7010  96 2752 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7011  75 2827 WC3JAA 129 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7012   0 2827 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7101   0 2827 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7102   0 2827 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET   5TH ARMY   ST LOUIS         AVSCOM        
7103   0 2827 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET   5TH ARMY   ST LOUIS         AVSCOM        
7104   0 2827 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET   5TH ARMY   ST LOUIS         AVSCOM        
7105   0 2827 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD     4TH ARMY   RED RIVER AD     AMC           
7106   0 2827 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD     4TH ARMY   RED RIVER AD     AMC           
7107   0 2827 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH   LOAN       U MICHIGAN       ECOM         
7108   0 2827 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH   LOAN       U MICHIGAN       ECOM         
7109   0 2827 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH   LOAN       U MICHIGAN       ECOM         
7110   0 2827 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH   LOAN       U MICHIGAN       ECOM         
7111   0 2827 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH   LOAN       U MICHIGAN       ECOM         
7112   3 2830 W1BSAA NAVAL RESEARCH   LOAN       U MICHIGAN       ECOM         
7201  28 2858 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7202  41 2899 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7203  15 2914 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7204   3 2917 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7205  10 2927 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7206  46 2973 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7207  23 2996 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7208  10 3006 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7209  26 3032 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7210  21 3053 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7211  24 3077 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7212  13 3090 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7301   6 3096 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7302  12 3108 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7303   4 3112 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7304   0 3112 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7305  30 3142 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7306  17 3159 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7307  26 3185 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7308  15 3200 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7309  11 3211 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7310   0 3211 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7311  16 3227 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7312   8 3235 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7401   0 3235 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7402  10 3245 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7403   6 3251 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7404  11 3262 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7405  15 3277 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7409   0 3311 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7410  10 3321 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7411   6 3327 WPE9D0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7412   0 3327 W0Y6AA NASA             LOAN       LANGLY RSH CTR   AVSCOM     
7501   0 3327 W0Y6AA NASA             LOAN       LANGLY RSH CTR   AVSCOM     
7502   0 3327 W0Y6AA NASA             LOAN       LANGLY RSH CTR   AVSCOM     
7503   0 3327 W0Y6AA NASA             LOAN       LANGLY RSH CTR   AVSCOM     
7504   0 3327 W2XBAA USA PAD          GERMANY                     EUROPE  
7505   3 3330 WC3EAA 48/223D AVN BN   GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7506  16 3346 WC3EAA 48/223D AVN BN   GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7507  26 3372 WC3EAA 48/223D AVN BN   GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7509  23 3441 WC3EAA HHC 2 ARMD CAV   GERMANY                     EUROPE     
7510  22 3463 WC3EAA 48/223D AVN BN   GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7511  17 3480 WC3EAA 48/223D AVN BN   GERMANY                     EUROPE    
7512   3 3483 WC3EAA 48/223D AVN BN   GERMANY                     EUROPE