Information on U.S. Army helicopter CH-47A tail number 65-07966
The Army purchased this helicopter 1265
Total flight hours at this point: 00001558
Date: 12/13/68
Unit: 213 ASHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Logistics Support mission for Resupply , Sling Loading.
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 1500 feet and 085 knots.
Unknown
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size.
The helicopter was hit in the Forward area
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter made a Precautionary Landing. Aircraft took off, fully flight capable.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives.
Aircraft inspected and found to be in flyable condition
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: JSIDR, MISC (Miscellaneous. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter CH-47A tail number 65-07966
Date: 01/01/70
Unit: 196 ASHC
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center AVDAC database.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter CH-47A tail number 65-07966
The Army purchased this helicopter 1265
Total flight hours at this point: 00002066
Date: 06/23/70
Accident case number: 700623291 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 196 ASHC
This was a Accident incident.
The station for this helicopter was An Son in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BR085505
Casualties = YES . . Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 47 . . Passengers = 43
costing 990717
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC O3 ANDERSON KR
P W1 THOMPSON RD
CE E5 VAUGHN CE
G E4 OPAT DW
Passengers:
, GM, G;
OTH UNKNOWN, PAX, D;
E3 DD HARRIMAN, PAX, D;
E4 DM SPERLING, PAX, D;
E3 DJ CONGDON, PAX, D;
G JENSEN, PAX, D;
O2 PB MOSER, PAX, D;
O2 GD MILLER, PAX, D;
E4 JE HAINES, PAX, D;
E5 DH SPRENKLE, PAX, D;
E3 F NOWACANSKI, PAX, D;
E2 IL GALITAN, PAX, D;
E5 C BLACKWELL, PAX, D;
E4 JE GRIFFIN, PAX, D;
E4 CB FREEMAN, PAX, D;
E7 R THOMAS, PAX, D;
E3 R LAND, PAX, D;
E4 JR LANGFORD, PAX, D;
E3 WW WHITE, PAX, D;
E3 PJ MUSOLINO, PAX, D;
E3 GT BENNETT, PAX, D;
E5 RW MEYER, PAX, D;
E3 D VICTORY, PAX, D;
E6 RL BURKE, PAX, D;
E2 DM DAY, PAX, D;
E3 DE ALFRED, PAX, D;
E4 RM SPRAUGE, PAX, D;
E4 A STEVENS, PAX, D;
E4 L CANTON, PAX, D;
E4 WE HEDGES, PAX, D;
E3 R SANENZ, PAX, D;
E4 R BREWER, PAX, D;
E4 AB DANCER, PAX, D;
E4 DR WEBB, PAX, D;
E4 MD ROHOLT, PAX, D;
E5 R POHLMAN, PAX, D;
E3 CD ADAMS, PAX, D;
E4 WD RIDER, PAX, D;
E6 WG KILLICUT, PAX, D;
E4 SC BROCKWAY, PAX, D;
E4 JW LATNEY, PAX, D;
E4 R MORALES, PAX, D;
E3 DC SIMS, PAX, D;
Accident Summary:
THE MISSION FOR AIRCRAFT NUMBER 65-7966 WAS DIRECT COMBAT SUPPORT OF THE 1ST BRIGADE, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION. UPON COMPLETION OF THAT MISSION THE AIRCRRAFT AND CREW WERE PREPARED TO RON AT PLEIKU FOR A 5 DAY OPERATION. REFUELING HAD TAKEN PLACE APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME FOR THE DAY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 4.8 HOURS.\\ AT APPROXIMATELY 1735 HOURS, 23 JUNE 1970, A CH-47A (CHINOOK) HELICOPTER, SERIAL NUMBER 65-7966, LANDED AT COORIDNATES BR 091497. THE PURPOSE FOR LANDING WAS TO MOVE THE LAST OF A SMALL COMPANY OF INFANTRY TROOPS FROM THAT LOCATION TO LZ BLACKHAWK, APPROXIMATELY 6 KILOMETERS TO THE NORTHWEST. UPON LANDING APPROXIMATELY THIRTY-FIVE US TROOPS BOARDED THE HELICOPTER. SEVEN REMAINING TROOPS WERE NOTED AND THESE TROOPS WERE MOTIONED ABOARD BY THE ENLISTED CREWMEMBERS AFTER BEING DIRECTED TO DO SO BY THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER, CPT ANDERSON, PERFORMED A HOVER CHECK AND THE INSTRUMENTS INDICATED ENGINE TORQUE SETTINGS OF 700 POUNDS AND NO EXACT N1 READINGS WERE MONITORED ALTHOUGH BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT N1 SETTINGS WERE LESS THAN 95%. THERE WERE SCATTERED BARRIERS AROUND THE PZ IN THE FORM OF BUSHES AND SMALL TREES APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 15 FEET IN HEIGHT. THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE TO THE NORTHWEST AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 300 DEGREES. AFTER MOVING FORWARD AND CLEARING THE BARRIERS THE AIRCRAFT ATTAINED EFFECTIVE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT AND BEGAN ACCELERATION AND A SHALLOW CLIMB. AT AN ESTIMATED 40 KNOTS AIRSPEED AND 50-75 FEET OF ALTITUDE THE ROTOR TACHOMETER INDICATED A LOSS OF RPM FROM THE NORMAL 230 TO 220 RPM. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE TORQUE SETTINGS INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 700 POUNDS. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER REDUCED THRUST, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED SLIGHTLY BUT THE RPM INCREASED BACK TO 230. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER THEN APPLIED ADDITIONAL THRUST TO RE-INITIATE THE CLIMB AND TO INCREASE AIRSPEED. AT THIS TIME THE ROTOR TACHOMETER INDICATED ANOTHER DETERIORATION OF RPM THAT DID NOT STOP AT 220. THE PILOT, WO1 THOMPSON, APPLIED INCREASE AC BEEP ON THE #1 AND #2 BUTTON. WHEN THIS DID NOT INCREASE THE ROTOR RPM, WO1 THOMPSON APPLIED INCREASE EMERGENCY DC BEEP. THIS ALSO DID NOT INCREASE THE ROTOR RPM AS A SLOW DETERIORATION CONTINUED. WO1 THOMPSON REMARKED "WHY WON'T THIS AIRCRAFT FLY?" WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING DOWN, CPT ANDERSON FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TO DISSIPATE AIRSPEED. THE LAST NOTED ROTOR RPM WAS A DETERIORATION DOWNWARD THROUGH 200. SHORTLY AFTERWARD AND JSUT PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH THE TREES MANY MASTER CAUTION PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BUT NO SPECIFIC LIGHTS COULD BE IDENTIFIED. THE AFT BLADES HIT THE TREES FIRST DUE TO THE FLARE ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PARTS OF THE AFT BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE AFT HEAD. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED SLIGHTLY AND PARTS OF THE FORWARD BLADES SEPARATED JUST PROIR TO GROUND CONTACT. DURING THE DESCENT THROUGHT THE 20-30' TREES THE RIGHT FUEL POD RUPTURED. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND SLID FORWARD 8-10 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. MOST ALL PASSENGERS AND ENLISTED CREWMEMBERS WERE THROWN FORWARD AS THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND. THE RIGHT AFT ENGINE AREA ERUPTED INTO FLAMES JUST PRIOR TO OR AT GROUND CONTACT. AT LEAST ONE ENGINE WAS FUNCTIONING AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AS IT WAS NECESSARY FOR CPT ANDERSON TO SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. IT TOOK 10-15 MINUTES TO EVACUATE ALL THE CREW FROM THE INCREASINGLY BURNING AIRCRAFT. OTHER UH-1H AND OH-6 HELICOPTERS WERE SOON ON THE SCENE AND AIDED IN MEDEVACING THE PERSONNEL. AT 20 TO 25 MINUTES AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE LEFT FUEL POD EXPLODED.\\
This record was last updated on 11/21/98
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information on US Army helicopter CH-47A tail number 65-07966
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 1265.
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