Helicopter UH-1H 69-15575

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15575
The Army purchased this helicopter 0970
Total flight hours at this point: 00000255
Date: 01/14/1971
Accident case number: 710114111
Unit: 134 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Tuy Hoa in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 3600
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W1 THOMAS HM

Accident Summary:

A/C AT 50 FOOT HOVER NEAR EDGE OF MOUNTAIN PEAK, TROOPS REPELLING, A/C DRIFTED AND STRUCK TREE WITH MAIN ROTOR BLADE.\\

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15575
The Army purchased this helicopter 0970
Total flight hours at this point: 00001082
Date: 06/08/1972
Unit: A/229 AVN
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT763790
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15575
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 0970.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
7009   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
7010   1    1 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7011  84   85 WC07AA 134 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7012  87  172 WC07AA 134 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7101  83  255 WC07AA 134 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
7102 121  376 WC07AA 134 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
7103  85  461 WC07AA 134 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
7104 120  581 WC07AA 134 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
7105   0  581 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7106   0  581 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7107  39  620 WCLNAA 79 TC CO         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7108  42  662 WCLNAA 79 TC CO         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7109  57  719 WCLNAA 608 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7110  50  769 WCLNAA 79 TC CO         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7111  59  828 WCLNAA 79 TC CO         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7112  35  863 WCLNAA 79 TC CO         VIETNAM                     RVN     
7201  45  908 WH0KB0 215 CSBN MED     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7202  62  970 WH0KB0 215 CSBN MED     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7203  45 1015 WH0KB0 215 CSBN MED     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7204  34 1049 WH0KB0 A 229TH BN       VIETNAM                     RVN     
7205  33 1082 WH0KB0 A 229TH BN       VIETNAM                     RVN

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Printed from databases on: 05/20/2000

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