Rattler/Firebird Association


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Historical Data Display for Aircraft 63-12999

Model: UH-1D
Date Purchased: Nov 1964
Service with Rattlers & Firebirds: From Oct 1967 To Dec 1967
Flight Hours: Beginning 1,414 / Ending 1,602 -> Hours Flown: 188

Aircraft Accident/Incident History

Date: 24 Feb 1966
Description:
Accident case number: 0E149 Fatality Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 0
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC O2 SILVA CE

Date: 08 May 1966
Description:
Accident case number: 0E686 Forced Landing without damage Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 0
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC O2 SILVA CE

Date: 12 Jul 1966
Description:
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Troop Extraction , Hot Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was on the Ground at 0000 feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
for 200.00
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P1, 00379, FM48, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report.)

Date: 08 Aug 1966
Description:
Accident case number: F944
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 45281
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC SILVA CE
P DOLL LW

Accident Summary:

5 min after to vib noted vib became severe before acft could be landed TR came off as hovering auto completed. Failure of tr pitch control links gear box left acft sus fail TR head assy

Date: 24 Feb 1969
Description:
Incident number: 69022444.KIA
Unit: 176 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BT300151
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 MCALLISTER ANGUS W JR KIA
P WO1 BUTLER MERLE FLOYD II KIA
CE SP5 FORD RICHARD WAYNE KIA
G SP4 BAILEY JON KIA

Aircraft Assignment History

DateUnitAreaPostCountry
66-10605 TRANS CO DSVIETNAMRVN
66-11605 TRANS CO DSVIETNAMRVN
66-12605 TRANS CO DSVIETNAMRVN
67-01605 TRANS CO DSVIETNAMRVN
67-02605 TRANS CO DSVIETNAMRVN
67-03605 TRANS CO DSVIETNAMRVN
67-04388 TRANS COVIETNAMRVN
67-05388 TRANS COVIETNAMRVN
67-06HQSPTCO 15MEDBNVIETNAMRVN
67-07COB 227ABAH1CAVVIETNAMRVN
67-08COB 227ABAH1CAVVIETNAMRVN
67-09COB 227ABAH1CAVVIETNAMRVN
67-1071STASLT HEL COVIETNAMRVN
67-1171STASLT HEL COVIETNAMRVN
67-1271STASLT HEL COVIETNAMRVN
68-01335 TRANS COVIETNAMRVN
68-02INTRANSITIN TRANSITAVCOMCTR
68-03ARADMACIN MAINTNAVAL AIR STNTN AVCOM
68-04BELL HCPTRBAILMENTFT WORTHAVCOM
68-05355 AVN CO4TH ARMYFORT SILL4TH ARMY
68-06355 AVN CO4TH ARMYFORT SILL4TH ARMY
68-07OPM SEA NITEOPS1ST ARMYFORT BELVOIRR AMC
68-08HHD 44 ENG GPTHAILANDPACIFIC
68-09HHD 44 ENG GPTHAILANDPACIFIC
68-10HHD 44 ENG GPTHAILANDPACIFIC
68-11POST SUPPLY6TH ARMYFORT ORD6TH ARMY
68-12HHD 44 ENG GPTHAILANDPACIFIC
69-01176 AVN COVIETNAMRVN
69-02176 AVN COVIETNAMRVN