Helicopter UH-1H 68-16238

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16238
The Army purchased this helicopter 0969
Total flight hours at this point: 00000418
Date: 01/25/1970
Accident case number: 700125081
Unit: 92 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Dong Ba Thin in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 21583
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P W1 DECKER HG
IP O3 ARMSTRONG PI

Accident Summary:

AT 1350 HOURS ON 25 HAN 70, CPT PAUL I. ARMSTRONG WAS GIVING A CHECK RIDE TO WO1 HYDN G. DECKER IN A UH-1H, SN: 68-16238. WO1 DECKER WAS IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. WO1 DECKER ENTERED A NORMAL AUTOTATION AT 500 FEET AGL AND AT 80 KNOTS AIRSPEED, AND FLARED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET. AT APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET AGL HE PULLED INITIAL PITCH, THE TAIL STINGER HIT THE GROUND BUT DID NOT PREVENT THE TAIL ROTOR FROM ALSO STRIKING THE GROUND. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE PEDLAS BUT CONTINUED THE AUTOROTATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WO1 DECKER ASKED CPT ARMSTRONG TO CHECK THE PEDALS FOR VIBRATION. CPT ARMSTRONG GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THE 90 GEAR BOX AND 1 TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS HANGINE FROM THE TAIL BY THE CONTROL CABLES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE COMPANY OPERATIONS WAS NOTIFIED.\\

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16238
The Army purchased this helicopter 0969
Total flight hours at this point: 00001200
Date: 03/20/1971
Unit: 48 AHC
Laos
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16238
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 0969.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6909   1    1 WDFHAA HHC 520T BN34GP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6910 143  144 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6911 121  265 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6912 118  383 WAX6AA 92 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001  35  418 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002   0  418 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003   0  418 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7004  20  438 WFJFAA 281 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7005  72  510 WFJFAA 281 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7006 138  648 WFJFAA 281 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7007  83  731 WFJFAA 281 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7008  78  809 WFJFAA 281 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7009  70  879 WFJFAA 281 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7010  51  930 WFJFAA 281 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7011   9  939 WC3EAA 48 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7012  71 1010 WC3EAA 48 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7101 106 1116 WC3EAA 48 AHC           VIETNAM                     RVN     
7102  60 1176 WC3EAA 48 AHC           VIETNAM                     RVN     
7103  24 1200 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN

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