SOMETIME BETWEEN THE HOURS OF ^1500 HOURS TO 1630 HOURS ON 19 FEB 1969, 1LT MILLER^, THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ON ^608^, LANDED ON ^LZ LILLY^ WITH ^MAJOR SCHWEITZER, THE D TROOP^ COMMANDER, TO GIVE A BRIEFING TO THE CO, ^OF COMPANY D, 1/35TH INFANTRY^ ON A PROPOSED CA. AFTER THE BRIEFING WAS COMPLETED, THE CO BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM A VISUAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PROPOSED AREA OF THE CA. DURING THE TIME ^LT MILLER^ WAS ON THE GROUND AT ^LZ LILLY^ THE WINDS HAD SHIFTED FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTH-WEST, THE WINDS WERE LIGHT THIS MADE DETECTING THE SHIFT DIFFICULT. PRIOR TO TAKE OFF ^LT MILLER^ PERFORMED A HOVER CHECK AND FOUND ALL INSTRUMENTS IN THE GREEN WITH 97.5% N, AND 37 POUNDS OF TORQUE. UPON TAKE OFF A GUST OF WIND FORCED THE SHIP TO SETTLE, ^LT MILLER^ NOTICED A TREE IN HIS ROUTE OF DEPARTURE AND DECIED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF. BY THE TIME HE STABILIZED THE SHIP FROM THE ABORTED TAKE OFF, ^LT MILLER^ HAD PULLED ENOUGH PITCH TO BLEED THE RPM DOWN TO 6000. AT THIS TIME ^LT MILLER^ REALIZED HE WAS FACING DOWN WIND AND TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE PAD, HE HAD JUST DEPARTED. HE THEN TRIED A SERIES OF MINOR COLLECTIVE AND PEDAL CHANGE IN ORDER TO GET BACK TO OPERATING RPM. WHILE TRYING TO HOVER BACKWARDS TO THE PAD HIS TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A ROW OF CONCERTINA WIRE THAT WAS SURROUNDING THE FIRBASE, THE TAIL ROTOR AND 90 DEGREE BOX SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ^LT MILLER^ THEN EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL HOVERING AUTOROTATION RESULTING IN THE SKIDES OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING SPREAD AND A SMALL STUMP HOLE IN THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE TAIL BOOM. NO MATERIAL FAILURE OR MAINTENANCE ERROR WAS DETECTED.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16608
The Army purchased this helicopter 0767
Total flight hours at this point: 00003321
Date: 720400
Unit: OS TO CONUS
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BR822896
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 66-16608
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 0767.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6707 0 0 3300 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN 6708 0 0 3300 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6709 108 108 3350 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6710 0 108 3350 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6711 90 198 3350 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6712 106 304 3350 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6801 123 427 3350 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6802 114 541 WAKED0 D TRP 1SQ 10CAV VIETNAM RVN 6803 137 678 3350 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6804 65 743 3350 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6805 122 865 3350 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6806 77 942 3350 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6807 33 975 3350 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC 6808 84 1059 WAKED0 D TRP 1SQ 10CAV VIETNAM RVN 6809 86 1145 WAKED0 D TRP 1SQ 10CAV VIETNAM RVN 6810 44 1189 WAKED0 D TRP 1SQ 10CAV VIETNAM RVN 6811 74 1263 WAKED0 D TRP 1SQ 10CAV VIETNAM RVN 6812 73 1336 WAKED0 D TRP 1SQ 10CAV VIETNAM RVN 6901 74 1410 WAKED0 D TRP 1SQ 10CAV VIETNAM RVN 6902 0 1410 WAKED0 D TRP 1SQ 10CAV VIETNAM RVN 6903 0 1410 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN 6904 0 1410 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN 6905 0 1410 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN 6906 64 1474 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 63 1537 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 116 1653 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 47 1700 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 65 1765 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 110 1875 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 93 1968 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN 7001 0 1968 WC5CAA 604 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 0 1968 WC5CAA 604 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 0 1968 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 7004 0 1968 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7005 0 1968 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7006 2 1970 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7007 0 1970 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 11 1981 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 120 2101 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 113 2214 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 91 2305 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7012 88 2393 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7101 74 2467 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7102 115 2582 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7103 121 2703 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7104 91 2794 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7105 100 2894 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7106 132 3026 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7107 84 3110 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7108 82 3192 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7109 92 3284 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7110 32 3316 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7111 4 3320 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7112 1 3321 WAX6AA 92 AHC VIETNAM RVN 7201 0 3321 WC5EAA 608 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7202 0 3321 WC5EAA 608 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7203 0 3321 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 3321 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 3321 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 3321 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 3321 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 0 3321 W0Y6AA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7209 0 3321 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM
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