“ 478 HHC CH-54A #64-14204 After completing an ammo resupply for an artillery unit, A/C was returning to An Khe. Since this was one of the first times they had flown with sling gear that included a net with a canvas bottom, the crew tried an experiment. They let out all 100' of cable while the sling equipment dangling from the hook. Either the cable or the sling gear tangled in the T/R and whipped into the M/R blades. One main blade came off and went through the cabin. The A/C disintegrated and crashed.
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