Helicopter UH-1H 68-16153

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16153
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000049
Date: 09/29/1969
Accident case number: 690929031
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 1
costing 5600
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W1 WATSON GD

Passengers:
E3 DE SHUPE, PAX, D;

Accident Summary:

ON BOARDING ACFT EM HAT BLEW OFF HIS HEAD & HE REACHED UP WITH M-79 IN HAND & MADE CONTACT WITH M/R/B CAUSING DAM BOTH BLADES \

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16153
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000701
Date: 06/26/1970
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was Landing at UNK feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AT869009
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (RPG, 7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 12 INJ . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Additional crash damage
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, LNNF, CASRP, FM385, CRAFX, JSIDR (Operations Report. Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16153
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 0869.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
196908   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
196909  49   49 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196910  92  141 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196911  83  224 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196912  60  284 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197001  97  381 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197002  63  444 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197003  99  543 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197004  39  582 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197005  87  669 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197006  32  701 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN

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