THE PILOT WAS HOVERING THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE REVETMENT WHEN HE RAN OUT OF LEFT PEDAL. THE PILOT EXECUTED HOVERING AUTOROTATION AND THE TAIL ROTOR HIT THE REVETMENT WALL AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15189
The Army purchased this helicopter 0769
Total flight hours at this point: 00001885
Date: 07/19/1972
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD472347
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 AH-1G tail number 68-15189
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 0769.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196907 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196908 1 1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196909 0 1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196910 0 1 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC 196911 110 111 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 196912 133 244 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197001 133 377 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197002 124 501 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197003 109 610 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197004 102 712 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197005 84 796 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197006 71 867 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197007 58 925 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197008 85 1010 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197009 66 1076 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197010 91 1167 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197011 19 1186 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197012 81 1267 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 197101 94 1361 WALND0 D TRP 3 4 CAV VIETNAM RVN 197102 14 1375 WALND0 D TRP 3 4 CAV VIETNAM RVN 197103 40 1415 WGMJAA F TRP 4 CAV VIETNAM RVN 197104 79 1494 WGMJAA F TRP 4 CAV VIETNAM RVN 197105 60 1554 WGMJAA F TRP 4 CAV VIETNAM RVN 197106 32 1586 WGMJAA 334 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197107 50 1636 WGMJAA F TRP 4 CAV VIETNAM RVN 197108 21 1657 WGMJAA F TRP 4 CAV VIETNAM RVN 197109 0 1657 WGMJAA F TRP 4 CAV VIETNAM RVN 197110 0 1657 WGMJAA F TRP 4 CAV VIETNAM RVN 197111 0 1657 WGMJAA F TRP 4 CAV VIETNAM RVN 197112 0 1657 WGMJAA 3 17 CAV A TP VIETNAM RVN 197201 14 1671 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197202 22 1693 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197203 21 1714 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197204 34 1748 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197205 28 1776 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197206 75 1851 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197207 34 1885 WACYD0 D TRP 1SQ 17 AC VIETNAM RVN 197209 0 1885 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197210 0 1885 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197211 0 1885 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197212 0 1885 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197301 0 1885 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197302 0 1885 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197303 0 1885 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197304 0 1885 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197305 3 1888 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197306 2 1890 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197307 10 1900 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 197308 3 1903 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 197309 0 1903 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 197310 0 1903 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 197311 1 1904 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 1ST ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 197312 0 1904 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 197401 0 1904 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 197402 0 1904 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 197403 0 1904 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 197404 5 1909 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 197405 8 1917 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 197406 0 1917 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 197410 8 1939 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FT KNOX FORSCOM 197411 0 1939 WDX6AA 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 197412 0 1939 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 197501 0 1939 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 197502 0 1939 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 197503 0 1939 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 197504 0 1939 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 197505 0 1939 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 197506 0 1939 W0UX4B SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 197507 1 1940 W0UX4B 235TH ASL HELCO 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX FORSCOM 197508 0 1940 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197509 0 1940 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197510 0 1940 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197511 0 1940 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM 197512 0 1940 W0Y6AA NASA LOAN LANGLY RSH CTR AVSCOM
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