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Helicopter UH-1H 68-16416
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16416
The Army purchased this helicopter 1169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000326
Date: 06/24/1970
Accident case number: 700624241
Unit: HHC/268 CAB
The station for this helicopter was Phu Hiep in S. Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 596
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W2 TAYLOR WL
Accident Summary:
T/R STRUCK TREE WHILE LDG LZ HAD BEEN CLRD TREE RAISED BY ROTOR WASH \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16416
Date: 04/20/1973
South Vietnam
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 68-16416
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 1169.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.