Helicopter
UH-1H 68-15740

Information on U.S. Army helicopter
UH-1H tail number 68-15740
The Army purchased this helicopter 0669
Total flight hours at this point: 00000504
Date: 11/16/69
Accident case number: 691116041
Unit: B/227 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Phouc Vinh in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 4000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W1 COLEMAN JM

Accident Summary:

FLARE WENT OFF PREMATURELY DMG M/R/B PARACHUTE WENT INTO
T/R DMG PITCH CHANGE LINKS ACFT LDG WITHOUT FURTHER DAM ICDT DAM \

Information on U.S. Army helicopter
UH-1H tail number 68-15740
The Army purchased this helicopter 0669
Total flight hours at this point: 00000775
Date: 02/16/70
Accident case number: 700216192
Unit: B/227 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Phuoc Binh in
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 O3 DICKINSON AW

Information on U.S. Army helicopter
UH-1H tail number 68-15740
The Army purchased this helicopter 0669
Total flight hours at this point: 00001069
Date: 05/01/70
Unit: B/227 AVN
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT673513
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

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UH-1H tail number 68-15740
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 0669.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST    COUNTRY
6906   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS              AVCOMITR
6907  65   65 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6908 145  210 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6909  82  292 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6910 110  402 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6911 102  504 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
6912  79  583 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
7001 124  707 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
7002  68  775 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
7003 135  910 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN
7004 159 1069 WAAVB0 COB 227ABAH1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN