Helicopter UH-1H 66-16582

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16582
The Army purchased this helicopter 0667
Total flight hours at this point: 00000327
Date: 10/02/67
Unit: 170 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Troop Extraction , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was Landing at 0015 feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 7 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: PERSONNEL
Casualties = YES . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P2, 73842 ()

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16582
The Army purchased this helicopter 0667
Total flight hours at this point: 00000646
Date: 03/07/68
Unit: 170 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YB871304
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

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16582
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 0667.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6706   0    0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT        IN TRANSIT                  AVCOMCTR
6707  26   26 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6708  82  108 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6709  84  192 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6710 135  327 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6711 133  460 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6712  93  553 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6801  40  593 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6802  53  646 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN

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