Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail
number 66-01063
The Army purchased this helicopter 1266
Total flight hours
at this point: 00000568
Date: 04/24/68
Unit: 57 AHC
South
Vietnam
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
Crew Members:
AC WO1
QUINN JOHN W
P WO1 WEISBURG STUART E
CE BILLINGS JOHN JOSEPH
G
NOBLES LARRY BLUE
War Story:
We were resupplying elements of the 4th
Infantry Division. We later learned they had stumbled into a regimental size
base camp. We attempted to land three times but smoke from both the Americans
and the enemy obscured our vision. We hovered over a spot where we thought the
friendlies were and the crew stowed their weapons and began throwing out the
supplies. Suddenly bullets from automatic weapons started coming through the
cockpit and cargo compartment. The gunner got off a few rounds while I pulled
pitch. The caution panel lit up. We were especially concerned about the
transmission and hydraulic caution lights. We considered landing in a near by
river, but was not sure if it was in friendly hands so we proceeded to fire
support base Mile High on the Cambodian border. At about 150 feet on final
approach, the controls froze up and the helicopter began to spin. The tail boom
and main rotor separated and the cabin landed just inside the wire. All four
crew members were injured with the pilot being injured the least. A 57 AHC Huey
came in to pick us up and took us to Kontum where we were checked out in the
medical tent. A maintenance crew went in and stripped the aircraft then a Cougar
gun ship destroyed it as the FSB was evacuated. An Arclight was called in to
destroy the regimental base camp. from: John Quinn, January 1997
This record was last updated on 01/20/97
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number
66-01063
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and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased
by the US Army in 1266.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6612 13 13 W0VM4B 189 AVN CO 5THARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY
6701 37 50 W0VM4B 189 AVN CO 5THARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY
6702 6 56 W0VM4B 189 AVN CO 5THARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY
6703 0 56 W0VM4B 189 AVN CO 5THARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY
6704 0 56 W0VM4B 189 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY
6705 0 56 W0VM4B 189 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY
6706 0 56 W0VM4B 189 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY
6707 0 56 W0VM4B 189 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY
6708 0 56 W0VM4B 189 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY
6709 0 56 W0VM4B 189 AVN CO 5TH ARMY FORT CARSON 5TH ARMY
6710 0 56 3285 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM
6711 90 146 3285 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6712 130 276 3285 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6801 95 371 3285 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6802 82 453 3285 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6803 115 568 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6804 0 568 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
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