ACFT WAS WAITING ON RESUPPLY PAD FOR SUPPLIES WITH ENG IDLING JEEP WITH SUPPLIES FOR MSN APPROACHED ACFT DRIVER FAILED TO HEED ARM SIGNALS OF CE TO STOP M/R BLADES STRUCK ANTENNA MOUNTED ON JEEP \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15259
The Army purchased this helicopter 1268
Total flight hours at this point: 00001443
Date: 02/10/1970
Accident case number: 700210222
Unit: A/1 AVN 1 INF
The station for this helicopter was Tan Son Nhut in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 0
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15259
The Army purchased this helicopter 1268
Total flight hours at this point: 00001540
Date: 04/09/1970
Accident case number: 700409321
Unit: 134 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Phu Hiep in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 0
costing 16243
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W1 GROCE HV
P W1 EDWARDS JD
Accident Summary:
AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 HOURS ON 9 APRIL 1970, WO1 HENRY V. GROCE, 417-50-0285 OF THE 134TH AVN CO (AH) WAS THE PILOT IN CHARGE OF THE UH-1H, SERIAL NUMBER 68-15259. THE OTHER CREW MEMBERS WERE WO1 JIMMY D. EDWARDS, 555-48-2359 PILOT; OBSERVER SP4 WARREN ALIPRANDINI, 344-48-7346; OBSERVER SGT FREDDY D. FRIDAY, 454-72-7792; ALL MEMBERS OF THE 134TH AVN CO (AH). THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL WHILE WO1 GROCE WAS MAKING A DROOP CAM CHECK WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN FROM A HEIGHT OF 10 TO 15 FEET. WO1 EDWARDS SUFFERED A WHIP LASH TYPE INJURY. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS $16,243.38. C. DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT: AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 HOURS 9 APRIL 1970, WO1 GROCE AND WO1 EDWARDS WERE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT OF THE UH-1H HELICOPTER, SERIAL NUMBER 68-15259. THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED SOME YAWING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT IN FLIGHT ON 8 APRIL 1970. THE TAIL ROTOR SYSTEM WAS DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, REASSEMBLED AND RELEASED FOR TEST FLIGHT ON 9 APRIL 1970. NORMAL PEDAL TURNS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WERE MADE AND A NORMAL TAKEOFF WAS MADE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN AT 100 KNOTS WITH 33 POUNDS OF TORQUE FOR A TAIL ROTOR RIGGING CHECK. THIS CHECK WAS COMPLETED AND A NORMAL APPROACH WAS MADE TO THE HELIPORT. THEN WO1 GROCE MADE A DROOP CAM CHECK AND AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED A HEIGHT OF 10 TO 15 FEET THERE WERE TWO LOUD EXPLOSIONS FROM THE ENGINE AND LOSS OF RPM WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT YAWING TO THE RIGHT. WO1 GROCE ENTERED AUTOROTATION (RPM WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO CUSHION AIRCRAFT) WITH THE AIRCRAFT LANDING HARD ON THE RIGHT AFT SKID WHICH SANK INTO THE SAND. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED.\\
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 1268.
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