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Year 1969 accidents

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Bristol Type 192 Belvedere 1
Dornier UH-1D 2
Fairchild-Hiller FH-1100 1
Gyrodyne DSN / QH-50 DASH 1
Hughes 269 2
Kaman Seasprite 4
Kawasaki kv 107-ii 1
Sikorsky S-58 H-34 41
Sikorsky S-61 H-3 18
Sikorsky S-62 HH-52 1
Sikorsky S-64 CH-54 2
Sikorsky S-65 H-53 8
Westland Scout 2
Westland Sioux 8
Westland Wasp 1
Westland Wessex 7
Westland Whirlwind 8


Sikorsky S-58 H-34 Accidents


YearVersionC/N
1969 ch-34c 58-1739 V1 63-13191 : jun64
1969 ch-34c 58-1760 V1 63-13210 : dec64
1969 h-34a 58-112 US N74CH : Chicago Helicopter Airways
1969 h-34a 58-213 V1 54-922 : xfer Vietnam AF as CH-34C, 54-922, unk; w/o 14Feb69.
1969 h-34a 58-250 V1 54-2863 : xfer to VNAF as CH-34C, 54-2863, unk; w/o 25Mar69.
1969 h-34a 58-251 US 54-2864 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 54-2864, 28Apr56; to H-34C by Jan62; soc Aviation School, Fort Rucker, AL, Feb69; AVSCOM reports crashed Sep69.
1969 h-34a 58-30 V1 53-4481 : feb68
1969 h-34a 58-309 US 54-2906 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 54-2906, 02Jul56; to CH-34C Nov64; soc Aviation Flight Section, Turkey, Aug68; AVSCOM reports crashed Jan69.
1969 h-34a 58-31 V1 53-4482 : feb68
1969 h-34a 58-433 V1 55-4474 : xfer Vietnam AF as 55-4474, unk; w/o 10Jun69.
1969 h-34a 58-662 US 56-4300 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 56-4300, 10Sep57; to H-34C by Jan62; soc Aviation School, Fort Rucker, AL, Feb69; AVSCOM reports crashed Sep69.
1969 h-34a 58-70 US 53-4508 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 53-4508, 05Mar56; to H-34C by Jan62; soc Red River Army Depot, May69; AVSCOM reports crashed Dec69.
1969 h-34a 58-720 V1 56-4322 : xfer VNAF as H-43C, 56-4322, 1967; w/o 30Apr69.
1969 h-34a 58-774 US 56-4342 : w/o 19jul69
1969 h-34a 58-97 US 53-4535 : 1964-1966 A Company 504th Avn Bn., 4th Armored Division Germany
1969 h-34g.III 58-1631 DE 80+97 : former WE+558 and SC+261, w/o 18.07.1969
1969 hss-1 58-121 V1 139023 : xfer to VNAF as UH-34G, unk; w/o 10Jan69.
1969 hss-1 58-125 V1 139027 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 139027, unk; w/o 02Jan69.
1969 hss-1 58-170 V1 140126 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 140126, 05Dec68; w/o ivo Tay Kontum, 17Mar69.
1969 hss-1 58-171 V1 140127 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 140127, 24Jan67; w/o 05May69.
1969 hss-1 58-191 V1 140137 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 140137, unk; reported MIA 15Nov69.
1969 hss-1 58-639 FR SKY.639 : Sikorsky HSS-1 c/n 58-639, ff?; del France Aeronavale as HSS-1 SKY.639, 09Oct57; to Sud Aviation, 27Nov63; coded L, unk; crashed at sea, 28May69; soc 23Oct69; SHAA: "ERC installed 14Nov57 by Sud (10.0 total hours). Fitted with standard electronics suite at Cuers, Jan58. Third-level overhaul at SEA Lartigue, 01Oct59 (600.9 total hours)."
1969 hss-1 58-669 V1 143925 : xfer MAP to VNAF as UH-34G, 143925, 10Dec68; w/o 01Jun69.
1969 hss-1 58-677 V1 143927 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 143927, Dec68; w/o 09May69.
1969 hss-1 58-821 US 145666 : Irving Martin Goldrat was a member of a 3 man crew, together with the pilot and co-pilot. They were stationed at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. They were on a search and rescue mission to recover the crew and contents of a C-47 downed plane (mail, I think). The helicopter crashed in a field on a farm. The Navy claimed that the crash was caused by winds in the mountains. A friend told me that he had sent him living letters (cassette tapes) talking about the faulty transmissions they were dealing with in the helicopter(s).
1969 hss-1n 58-1258 US 148006 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, c/n 58-1258, ff?; del USN as 148006, unk; redesig SH-34J Oct62; w/o NOLF Ellyson Field, 15jan69.
1969 hss-1n 58-1268 US 148010 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, c/n 58-1268, ff?; del USN as 148010, unk; redesig SH-34J Oct62; w/o NOLF Ellyson Field, 19sep69.
1969 hss-1n 58-1528 JP 8567 : Sikorsky HSS-1N c/n 58-1528 ff?; supplied to Mitsubishi as parts, 26Sep62; del JMSDF as HSS-1N, 8567, 1962; xfer HAS-101, unk; xfer Komatsujima Air Squadron, 1966; w/o 07Apr69.
1969 hss-1n 58-1770 IT MM153617 : Sikorsky SH-34J, c/n 58-1770, ff?; del Marina Militare Italiana under MDAP as SH-34J, MM153617, 4-09, unk; crashed near Capo San Terencio, 28Nov69.
1969 hus-1 58-1384 V1 148799 : 29feb68
1969 hus-1 58-1412 US 148822 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1412, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148822, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Phu Bai, Vietnam, 30Jan69.
1969 hus-1 58-1432 V1 149333 : 23feb68
1969 hus-1 58-1437 US 149338 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1437, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 149338, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o 15Dec69.
1969 hus-1 58-1489 V1 149387 : 16feb68
1969 hus-1 58-1560 US 150220 : Crashed 19nov69 when the engine failed, LCDR Brandau auto rotated the H-34 down and it struck the side of a slope, slid down and caught fire. Two men were killed, Thomas E. Berg (USA) and Jeremy Sykes (NZ)
1969 hus-1 58-1718 US 150722 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1718, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150722, unk; dam Cam Ranh Bay, 19Jan69, w/o 23Mar69.
1969 hus-1 58-1766 US 153128 : Sikorsky UH-34D ordered by USN under MDAP as 153128; to Air America. Lost Sep 16, 1969, Laos.
1969 hus-1 58-1790 US H-50 : 29mar67
1969 hus-1 58-464 US 143965 : Sikorsky HUS-1 cn 58-464, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 143965, 02Mar57; to US Navy, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct 1962; asgd as SAR helo, USS Valley Forge (LPH-8), 1967; xfer HMM-362, YL-##, unk; w/o 04Feb69 in mid-air collision with UH-34D 150212 over Marble Mountain Air Base, Vietnam. 4 KIA.; [noted elsewhere: w/o ivo Phu Bai, RVN, 05Jan69?]
1969 hus-1 58-514 US 143981 : Sikorsky HUS-1 cn 58-514, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 143981, 10Apr57; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o coded 7X-981, MCAS Yuma, 27Jun69.
1969 s-58b 58-414 CA CF-OKS : lsd Okanagan as CF-OKS, Feb64-1966; rtnd Sikorsky as N855, 1966

    41 C/N found.


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