B Company, 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry

Helicopter
UH-1D 63-12964

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12964
Date: 10/02/65
Accident case number: 0C946 Fatality Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 426
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC O3 BERRY JD
P CW LEONETTI G
CE SCHLAUDRAF

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12964
Date: 05/06/66
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter
was Landing at 0015 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 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 Left Side
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
for 100.00
Original source(s),document(s) from
which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database.
Also: UH1P1, 00145, FM48

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12964
The Army purchased this helicopter 0964
Total flight hours at this point: 00001252
Date: 02/04/67
Accident case number: 670204061
Unit: A/227 AVN
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 41467
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC O3 SUMLER JB
P W1 BOUSKA JE
CE E3 GARCIA MD
G E6 DICK RM

Accident Summary:

After take-off, the crew heard a loud noise
followed by a drop in engine RPM.
The AC immediately went into an autorotation
and landed in a small rice paddy

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12964
The Army purchased this helicopter 0964
Total flight hours at this point: 00001341
Date: 07/19/67
Accident case number: 670719141 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: B/227 AVN
South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 228554
Original source(s),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 O2 HOUGHTON SA
P W1 BELL CE
CE E4 ROBERTS WE
G E3 JIMENEZ JY

Accident Summary:

While on an approach to a sloped pinnacle, the aircraft lost RPM.
The pilot attempted to fly out by turning left down the slope.
The aircraft cleared the trees but upon settling, the tail boom struck a tree.

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter
UH-1D tail number 63-12964
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 0964.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA   POST COUNTRY
6610  40 1005 WAAVA0 COA 227ASH 1CAV  VIETNAM        RVN
6611  65 1070 WAAVA0 COA 227ASH 1CAV  VIETNAM        RVN
6612  93 1163 WAAVA0 COA 227ASH 1CAV  VIETNAM        RVN
6701  83 1246 WAAVA0 COA 227ASH 1CAV  VIETNAM        RVN
6702   6 1252 WAAVA0 COA 227ASH 1CAV  VIETNAM        RVN
6703   0 1252 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO     VIETNAM        RVN
6704   0 1252 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO     VIETNAM        RVN
6705   0 1252 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO     VIETNAM        RVN
6706  29 1281 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM        RVN
6707  60 1341 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM        RVN

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Gary Roush
43 Overbrook Road
Painted Post, NY 14870

Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association

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