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Helicopter UH-1H 69-15393

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15393

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The Army purchased this helicopter 0570
Total flight hours at this point: 00000825
Date: 07/28/1971
Accident case number: 710728081
Unit: 134th AHC
The station for this helicopter was Tuy Hoa, S. Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 500
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:

AC W1 Phil Hollar
CE Hans J. Underwood
G Sam Cook

Accident Summary:

While on approach to a hot LZ for troop extraction, sync elev made
contact with a tree stump on the upslope side of the LZ.\\

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15393
Date: 720900
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: CR140380
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 69-15393
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 0570.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
7005 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR
7006 9 WDU2AA HHC 268 CBT AB VIETNAM RVN
7007 50 WDU2AA HHC 268 CBT AB VIETNAM RVN
7008 49 WDU2AA HHC 268 CBT AB VIETNAM RVN
7009 60 WDU2AA HHC 268 CBT AB VIETNAM RVN
7010 47 WDU2AA HHC 268 CBT AB VIETNAM RVN
7011 55 WC07AA 134th ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7012 24 WC07AA 134th ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7101 28 WDU2AA 268 CAB HHC VIETNAM RVN
7102 43 WDU2AA 268 CAB HHC VIETNAM RVN
7103 94 WC07AA 134th ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7104 104 WC07AA 134th ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7105 100 WC07AA 134th ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7106 75 WC07AA 134th ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7107 87 WC07AA 134th ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7108 109 WC07AA 134th ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7109 100 WC07AA 79 TC CO VIETNAM RVN
7110 76 WC07AA 134th ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7111 30 WC07AA 134th ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7112 5 WC07AA 61 AHC VIETNAM RVN
7201 0 WC5EAA 608 TC DS VIETNAM RVN

Last Modified: Saturday March 22nd, 2025