ON 28 DEC 70, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430, AIRCRAFT NUMBER 68-16097 DEPARTED THE REFUELING POINT (MINI-PORT) ON A HEADING OF 050 DEGREES. THE PILOT AT THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS WAS WO1 CONRAD J. KEISTER, 198-42-8556. INSTRUMENTS WERE MONITORED DURING TRANSLATIONAL LIFT. ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 40' AGL AND 30 KNOTS A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT, TUCKED ITS NOSE AND BEGAN DESCENDING. CPT ROBER L. NASH, 314-52-5258, THE IP, TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN A DECELERATIVE ATTITUDE AND A LEFT BANK TO AVOID A LARGE DITCH. THIS ATTITUDE CAUSED THE TAIL TO CONTACT WITH SPIRAL-FOUR CABLE STRETCHED ACROSS ENGINEER STAKES ABOUT 5 FEET IN THE AIR. THE TAIL ROTOR AND 90 DEGREE GEAR BOX WERE TORN OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN DRAGGED THROUGH BARBED WIRE IN THE AREA. IT HIT ON THE LEFT REAR SKID, THEN ROCKED FORWARD AND RIGHT COMING TO REST IN LEVEL UPRIGHT POSITION. THE SWITCHES WERE TURNED OFF AND PERSONNEL EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.\\
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0769.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6907 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6908 0 0 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 6909 90 90 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 6910 86 176 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 6911 0 176 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 6912 49 225 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 7001 82 307 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 7002 0 307 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 7003 0 307 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7004 1 308 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7005 6 314 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7006 0 314 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7007 70 384 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 121 505 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 89 594 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 104 698 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 124 822 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7012 81 903 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7101 60 963 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7102 75 1038 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7103 114 1152 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7104 99 1251 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7105 115 1366 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7106 83 1449 WAX8AA 117 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7107 108 1557 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7108 90 1647 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7109 92 1739 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7110 114 1853 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7111 116 1969 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7112 76 2045 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7201 111 2156 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7202 98 2254 WAX8AA 117 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7203 0 2254 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 2254 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 2254 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 2254 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 2254 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 0 2254 W1BSAA NAVAL AIR CTR LOAN PATUXENT AVSCOM 7209 26 2280 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7210 23 2303 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7211 0 2303 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7212 11 2314 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7301 15 2329 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7302 0 2329 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7303 17 2346 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7304 10 2356 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7305 26 2382 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7306 23 2405 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7307 10 2415 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7308 20 2435 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7309 19 2454 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7310 26 2480 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7311 25 2505 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7312 4 2509 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7401 2 2511 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7402 26 2537 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7403 11 2548 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7404 8 2556 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7405 29 2585 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7409 32 2708 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7410 37 2745 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7411 0 2745 85TH DIV HHC 5TH ARMY CHICAGO RESV 7412 0 2745 85TH DIV HHC 5TH ARMY CHICAGO RESV 7501 5 2750 WPEEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7502 2 2752 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7503 7 2759 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7504 18 2777 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7505 30 2807 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7506 38 2845 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7507 7 2852 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7509 29 2892 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7510 25 2917 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7511 10 2927 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 7512 25 2952 WPPEA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI
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