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Sikorsky S-58 H-34 Accidents


YearVersionC/N
1966 h-34a 58-218 V1 54-927 : xfer Vietnam AF as CH-34C, 54-927, unk; w/o 10May66.
1966 h-34a 58-413 V1 54-3049 : 1965
1966 h-34a 58-430 V1 55-4472 : xfer VNAF as 55-4472, unk; badly damaged, recovered, 12Sep66; w/o 21Jun68.
1966 h-34a 58-628 US 56-4292 : w/o 25apr66
1966 hss-1 58-656 US 143918 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-656, ff?; del USN as 143918, 02Oct57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; coded AR-57, unk; Crashed near Blythe, CA, 04Apr66, 3 killed. [Cause was a malfunction of the main rotor head horn lock assembly.]
1966 hss-1n 58-1053 US 145708 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, cn 58-1053, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1N, 145708, unk; redesig SH-34J, Oct62; dam 11aug66, w/o 26aug66.
1966 hss-1n 58-1230 US 147990 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, c/n 58-1230, ff?; del USN as HSS-1N, 147990 unk; redesig SH-34J Oct62; w/o NARTU Jacksonville, 06nov66.
1966 hss-1n 58-1256 US 148004 : 1960/62 picture as HS-7 /AV-54
1966 hss-1n 58-1295 BR N-3003 : Marinha. ex FAB 8552. d/d 28sep65. w/o 8feb66 during training at Base Aeronaval de Sao Pedro da Aldeia. 3 fatalities
1966 hus-1 58-1031 US 145800 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1031, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145800, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o 11Sep66.
1966 hus-1 58-1033 US 145802 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1033, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145802, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o near Xuan Hoa, Vietnam, 11 KIA, 21Mar66.
1966 hus-1 58-1065 US 147153 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1065, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 147153, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; damaged Da Nang, 16Nov66, w/o Da Nang 1966.
1966 hus-1 58-1088 US 147172 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1088, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 147172, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; xfer HMM-???, MCAS New River, unk; w/o 29Aug66.
1966 hus-1 58-1154 US 147193 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1154, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 147193, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o South Vietnam, 06Jun66.
1966 hus-1 58-1156 US 147195 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1156, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 147195, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Santa Ana, 18Jun66.
1966 hus-1 58-1165 US 148053 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1165, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148053, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; destroyed South Vietnam, 25Jun66.
1966 hus-1 58-1175 US 148062 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1175, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148062, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o MCAS Santa Ana, CA, 10Jul66.
1966 hus-1 58-1178 US 148064 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1178, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148064, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Dong Ha, RVN, 04Feb66.
1966 hus-1 58-1239 US 148111 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1239, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148111, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Marble Mountain, RVN, 01Jul66.
1966 hus-1 58-1323 US 148772 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1323, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148772, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Vietnam, 25Mar66.
1966 hus-1 58-1331 US 148776 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1331, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148776, 22May61; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; xfer HMM-161, MCAS New River, unk; w/o 25Sep66.
1966 hus-1 58-1377 US 148793 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1377, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148793, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Vietnam, 24Jan66.
1966 hus-1 58-1419 US 149322 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1419, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149322, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Santa Ana, CA, 14Nov66.
1966 hus-1 58-1447 US 149347 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1447, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149347, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 10Mar66.
1966 hus-1 58-1449 US 149349 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1449, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149349, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o 23Jul66.
1966 hus-1 58-1451 US 149351 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1451, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149351, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; lost over water in South Vietnam, 20Mar66.
1966 hus-1 58-1465 US 149363 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1465, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149363, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Dong Ha, RVN, 25Jul66.
1966 hus-1 58-1467 US 149365 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1467, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149365, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 16Apr66.
1966 hus-1 58-1469 US 149367 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1469, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149367, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; dam 14Nov66 & w/o.
1966 hus-1 58-1481 US 149379 : My first mission-crashed and burned due to loss of tail rotor function. 4crew/4ARVN med-evacs escaped un-injured. A/C a total loss due to fire. Ed Tatman
1966 hus-1 58-1482 US 149380 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1482, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149380, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 17Feb66.
1966 hus-1 58-1483 US 149381 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1483, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149381, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 21Feb66.
1966 hus-1 58-1496 US 149393 : Sikorsky HUS-1, c/n 58-1496, ff?; del USMC as HUS-1, 149393 unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; xfer to Air America as H-14, unk; lost in Laos, 09may66.
1966 hus-1 58-1508 US 149401 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1508, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149401, 06Sep62; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia 27Apr66; seen at Allied scrapyard AMARC 28Aug00.
1966 hus-1 58-1598 US 150233 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1598, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150233, unk; w/o Southeast Asia, 14May66.
1966 hus-1 58-1644 US 150252 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1644, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150252, unk; w/o 06Sep66.
1966 hus-1 58-1707 US 150576 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1707, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150576, unk; w/o 07Dec66.
1966 hus-1 58-1709 US 150578 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1709, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150578, unk; w/o 30Sep66.
1966 hus-1 58-1762 US 153124 : Sikorsky UH-34D ordered by USN under MDAP as 153124; to Air America. lost Apr 19, 1966, Laos.
1966 hus-1 58-486 US 143974 : Sikorsky HUS-1 cn 58-486, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 143974, 17May57; redesig UH-34D, Oct 1962; xfer HMM-363, YZ-##, unk; w/o Dong Ha, RVN, 12Dec66.
1966 hus-1 58-579 V1 144648 : xfer VNAF as UH-34D, 144648, 17Apr63; w/o 07Jun66.
1966 hus-1 58-875 US 145762 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn58-875, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145762, 23May58; xfer HMX-1, XM-15, unk; used as Bullpup testbed, unk; recoded XM-25, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; xfer HMM-363, unk; w/o ivo Dong Ha, RVN, 02Mar66.
1966 hus-1 58-949 US 145781 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-949, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145781, unk; w/o in Southeast Asia, 03Apr66.
1966 hus-1 58-993 US 145792 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-993, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145792, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o 04Nov66.
1966 hus-1a 58-885 US 145727 : I believe this one was from HMM-264, USS Okinawa (LPH-3). I was a Crew Chief on one of the a/c in this mid-air collission with another 34. Any help obtaining info on this crash would be greatly appreciated.
1966 s-58b 58-898 VH-UTW : Helicopter Utilities, Mascot, NSW by 1965; w/o 08jul66 while landing Kieta, Bouganville when main rotor struck an object.
1966 s-58c 58-410 JP JA7067 : sold Asahi Helicopters, Japan as JA7067, 20Sep60; w/o Itoigawa Mountain, 10May66.
1966 s-58c 58-519 US N866 : I was the USAF pilot receiving a checkout in this airplane when it crashed on 20jun66 and was totally destroyed. The instructor was Ed Packer of Chicago Helicopter Airways

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