THE MISSION FOR AIRCRAFT NUMBER 67-17683 WAS A 90 DAY STANDARDIZATION RIDE FOR THE PILOT, WO1 LUCKY H. WILSON. 1LT GEORGE JAMESON WAS THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME FOR THE DAY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 04+20. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS IN PROGRESS FOR 01+15 PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AT PHU HIEP WHICH WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1345. THE CREW HAD BEEN PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS TO RUNWAY 21R AT TUY HOA. THEY WERE TOLD BY THE TOWER TO HOLD NORTH OF THE AIR BASE UNTIL THE LANDING FIXED WING AIRCRAFT HAD CLEARED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. DURING A PREVIOUS HOUR OF INSTRUCTION, THEY HAD HELD NORTH FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. IN ORDER NOT TO WASTE THIS TIME HOLDING, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ELECTED TO DEMONSTRATE A SIMULATED ANTI-TORQUE FAILURE USING A SMOOTH SAND BAR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DA RANG RIVER ABOUT 1 NM NORTH OF TUY HOA. THE WINDS WERE 110 - 130 AT 8 KNOTS; THE DIRECTION OF THE FINAL APPROACH WAS ABOUT 210 DEG. AS HE APPROACHED THE TERMINATION OF THIS MANEUVER THE IP SLOWED HIS AIRSPEED AND ANTICIPATED THE SLOW SWING TO THE RIGHT OF AIRCRAFT'S NOSE. AS THE NOSE CAME TO THE RIGHT BUT STILL LEFT OF CENTER AND WITH THE AIRCRAFT JUST A FEW FEET ABOVE THE SAND, THE IP ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. AS HE DID THIS, THE SKIDS MADE CONTACT WITH SAND, SLID FOR A DISTANCE BURYING THE RIGHT SKID AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. THE MAIN ROTOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT, ALONG WITH THE TAIL ROTOR AND THE 90 DEG GEAR BOX. THE AIRCRAFT FINALLY CAME TO REST, INVERTED, APPROXIMATELY 15 METERS FROM FIRST POINT OF CONTACT. BOTH PILOTS WERE UNINJURED AND EXTRACTED THEMSELVES FROM THE WRECKAGE AFTER TURNING OFF THE FUEL AND BATTERY. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.\\
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0768.
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