WHILE HOVERING TO THE LZ FOR PAZ DROP OFF THE ROTOR SYS STRUCK SMALL TREES RESULTING IN INC DAM TO M/R BLADE THE ACFT LND WITH NO FUR DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16698
The Army purchased this helicopter 0867
Total flight hours at this point: 00001783
Date: 09/29/69
Accident case number: 690929181
Unit: A/4 AVN 4 INF
The station for this helicopter was An Khe in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1728
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O3 SLACK DM
CP W1 BELLIS WE
Accident Summary:
T/R STRUCK BRANCH IN A VERY SMALL LZ WHILE LDG ICDT DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16698
Date: 720600
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YA805230
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: VNAF (South Vietnamese Air Force. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16698
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 0867.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
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