Helicopter UH-1H 69-15082

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15082
The Army purchased this helicopter 0270
Total flight hours at this point: 00000612
Date: 08/15/70
Accident case number: 700815141 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 68 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Bien Hoa in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 244345
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
AC W1 BAUER BF
P W2 PETERSON DG
CE E5 BOWERS DR
G E4 LUXA SG

Accident Summary:

THE FLIGHT OF THREE (3) AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO BIEN HOA AFTER COMPLETING THE LAST OF IT'S COMBAT ASSAULTS FROM F.S.B. KEATON. IN ROUTE THEY HAD TAKEN UP SEPARATION TO PERFORM A DAILY ENGINE RECORDING CHECK (DER). AIRCRAFT ^082^ WAS THE NUMBER TWO AIRCRAFT IN THE FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1705 HOURS LOCAL, 1 NAUTICAL MILE EAST OF BEN LUC, RVN, AIRCRAFT ^082^ EXPERIENCED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUCCESSFULLY AUTOROTATED FROM 1700 FEET AGL INTO A RICE PADDY 1 NM EAST OF BEN LUC, RVN. THE FIRE THEN CONTINUED TO BURN, DESTROYING ALL BUT THE LAST 20 FEET OF THE TAIL BOOM.\\

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15082
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 0270.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
197002   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
197003  40   40 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197004 166  206 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197005 158  364 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197006 116  480 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197007 132  612 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN

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