. THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN FLYING A ROUTINE COMBAT ASSAULT MISSION WITH A FLIGHT OF NINE AIRCRAFT. THEY HAD LOADED UP WITH ELEVEN ^ARVN^ TROOPS AND WERE THE EIGHTH AIRCRAFT TO TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED ^CA MAU AF^ AT APPROXIMATELY ^1200^ HOURS AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CATCHING UP WITH THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER STATED THAT THEY HAD REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, WITH A FORWARD AIRSPEED OF 50-60 KNOTS, WHEN HE AND THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME, AND THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ENTERED AUTOROTATION BY LOWERING THE COLLECTIVE PITCH AND FLARING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW THE FORWARD AIRSPEED. MEANWHILE, THE PILOT HAD FLIPPED THE RADIO SWITCH TO THE GUARD POSITION AND MADE AN EMERGENCY CALL IN THE CLEAR. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER STATED THAT HE HAD TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A FLARE ATTITUDE TO SLOW THE FORWARD SPEED DOWN, BECAUSE THEY WERE ONLY AT 100 FEET ALTITUDE. HE SAID THE RATE OF DESCENT WAS FAST, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE ELEVEN ^ARVN^ TROOPS ABOARD. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED TO PULL PITCH TO CUSHION THE LANDING, THE RPM WAS 5600. HE SAID THEY HIT THE GROUND, WHICH WAS A DRYED UP RICE PADDY, AND BOUNCED FORWARD DIGGING THE NOSE INTO THE GROUND AND BREAKING BOTH CHIN BUBBLES. THE BOUNCE FLEXED THE MAIN ROTOR DOWN INTO THE TAIL BOOM CUTTING IT OFF JUST FORWARD OF THE 42 DEG GEAR BOX. BOTH SKIDS HAD BEEN SNAPPED OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT.\\
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and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0467.
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TC CO AM KOREA 8TH ARMY 7312 0 2199 WCK8AA 45TH TC CO AM KOREA 8TH ARMY 7401 0 2199 WCK8AA 45TH TC CO AM KOREA 8TH ARMY 7402 8 2207 WCK8AA 45TH TC CO AM KOREA 8TH ARMY 7403 8 2215 WCK8AA ARADMAC AWTG DISP NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7404 5 2220 WAYGAA 55TH AVN CO KOREA 8TH ARMY 7405 9 2229 WAYGAA 55TH AVN CO KOREA 8TH ARMY 7409 34 2329 WAYGAA 55TH AVN CO KOREA 8TH ARMY 7410 26 2355 WAYGAA 55TH AVN CO KOREA 8TH ARMY 7411 27 2382 WAYGAA 55TH AVN CO KOREA 8TH ARMY 7412 14 2396 WAYGAA 55TH AVN CO KOREA 8TH ARMY 7501 14 2410 WAYGAA 55TH AVN CO KOREA 8TH ARMY 7502 43 2453 WAYGAA 55TH AVN CO KOREA 8TH ARMY 7503 20 2473 WAYGAA 55TH AVN CO KOREA 8TH ARMY 7504 0 2473 WCK8AA 45TH TC CO AM KOREA 8TH ARMY 7505 0 2473 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7506 0 2473 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7507 0 2473 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 7509 0 2473 W0MUAA SUPPLY DIV 5TH ARMY FORT KNOX TRADOC 7510 1 2474 W0MUAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN STORAGE CORPUS CH AD AVSCOM 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