ON 15 JUNE 1971, ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^ AND ^2LT TRAN THIEN HUNG^ WERE PILOTING THE UH-1H AIRCRAFT ON A DCS MISSION IN THE VICINITY OF TRA VINH. WHEN THE EIME TO REFUEL ARRIVED, THEY LANDED AT TRA VINH AND BEGAN REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 HOURS, THE UH-1H WAS SETTING ON A REFUELING PAD AT TRA VINH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED INTO THE WIND AND THE WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH SMALL GUSTS. THE WIND WAS COMING GENERALLY FROM THE WEST WHICH IS THE DIRECTION THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED AND ^SP/4 ELMER J. RAYBURN^ HAD JUST CLIMBED BACK INTO THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS GETTING THE LOG BOOK FOR ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^. ^SP/4 ROBERT W. RIDER^ WAS NOT YET IN THE AIRCRAFT. WITHOUT CHECKING TO SEE IF ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. WITHOUT GETTING OR OBSERVING ANY CLEARANCES FROM CREWCHIEF OR DOORGUNNER AND WITHOUT ANY RADIO CALLS PRIOR TO HOVER AND REPOSITION OR TAKE OFF, ^2LT TRAN THIEN HUNG^ PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP WHILE ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^ WAS TURNED AROUND FACING THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT GETTING THE LOG BOOK FOR FUEL ENTRY. WHILE PICKING THE AIRCRAFT UP, ^2LT TRAN THIEN HUNG^, STUCK THE TAIL STINGER IN THE GROUND DUE TO HIS NOT LIFTING OFF THE GROUND IN A NORMAL LEVEL ATTITUDE. WITH THE STINGER IN THE GROUND HE MADE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WITH EITHER CYCLIC OR COLLECTIVE. INSTEAD HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN AN EVEN MORE UNUSUAL ATTITUDE WITH THE SKIDS COMPLETELY OFF THE GROUND AND THE STINGER STUCK IN THE DIRT. AT THIS TIME ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^ GRABBED THE CONTROLS AND PUSHED FULL FORWARD CYCLIC TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WENT FORWARD AND DOWN STRIKING THE EDGE OF THE PAD AND JAMMING THE SKIDS UP INTO THE FUSELAGE AS WELL AS SPREADING THEM. THE TAIL BOOM WAS ALSO BENT AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SEVERE VIBRATION. ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^ TRIED TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN BUT THE AIRCRAFT WANTED TO ROLL OVER ON ITS SIDE DUE TO THE JAMMED SKIDS. ^CPT TIMOTHY W. ROONEY^ MOVED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AWAY FROM THE POL POINT TO A SLOPE AREA AND MANAGED AFTER GREAT DIFFICULTY TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN WHERE THE SLOPE FIT THE CONTOUR OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND CONTACTED THE NECESSARY AGENCY TO INITIATE THE INVESTIGATION.\\
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information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16293
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0969.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6909 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6910 50 50 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 6911 0 50 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 6912 97 147 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 7001 130 277 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 7002 70 347 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 7003 102 449 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 7004 100 549 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 7005 95 644 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 7006 24 668 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 18 686 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 110 796 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 67 863 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 110 973 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 69 1042 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7012 63 1105 WFELAA 162 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7101 106 1211 WFELAA 162 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7102 98 1309 WFELAA 162 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7103 93 1402 WFELAA 162 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7104 37 1439 WFELAA 162 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7105 88 1527 WFELAA 162 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7106 32 1559 WFELAA 162 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7107 0 1559 WFELAA 162 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7108 0 1559 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7109 0 1559 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7110 0 1559 W0Y6AA BEL HEL BAILMENT FT WORTH AVSCOM 7111 4 1563 W0Y6AA BEL HEL BAILMENT FT WORTH AVSCOM 7112 1 1564 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7201 27 1591 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7202 62 1653 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7203 54 1707 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7204 60 1767 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7205 65 1832 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7206 83 1915 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7207 89 2004 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7208 108 2112 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7209 95 2207 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7210 77 2284 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7211 68 2352 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7212 74 2426 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7301 28 2454 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7302 63 2517 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7303 70 2587 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7304 59 2646 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7305 43 2689 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7306 80 2769 W1DZAA USAAVNS AVN SCHOOL FORT RUCKER CONARCAS 7307 67 2836 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7308 44 2880 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7309 54 2934 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7310 77 3011 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7311 57 3068 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7312 59 3127 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7401 26 3153 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7402 83 3236 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7403 34 3270 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7404 36 3306 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7405 46 3352 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7409 55 3596 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7410 29 3625 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7411 45 3670 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7412 31 3701 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7501 26 3727 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7502 56 3783 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7503 12 3795 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7504 56 3851 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7505 87 3938 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7506 3 3941 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7507 0 3941 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7509 0 3941 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7510 0 3941 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7511 0 3941 W1DZAA USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS 7512 0 3941 W0U902 USAAVNS 1ST ARMY FORT RUCKER TRADOCAS
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