UH-1L, 157856 (SL6) For Sale

[Dan Arnes]

Ran across this on page 54 of the Nov/Dec 2016 VFW Magazine:



03/22/1971, Aircraft Minor Damage, No Injuries. Assigned 1/22/70.
Crashed on takeoff at Binh Thuy, no casualties 8/13/70
(Don Thompson wrote: About my 3rd day at HAL-3, August 10, 1971 or so, I heard a racket in my room in the barracks, opened the door and saw a helicopter blade sticking out of my barracks building. I ran towards the flight line to find a Sealords aircraft lying on it's side. There were no injuries but the aircraft was trashed. That was 157856 which was apparently rebuilt as my log book shows that I flew it in July 13, 1971.)
Rescued 4 personnel from CH-46 downed by enemy action 11/25/1971. Joe Baugher shows civil registry as N157LC.

Dan

[Mike Brinck]

I was in my final couple weeks in BTwhen this accident happened.  If I remember correctly, a new pilot was making the takeoff and rolled it over on its side. I was told to look for pieces and found one of the main rotor spars that was flung over on the PBR side of the road and nearly hit a couple VNs.  I would guess it flew a block.

As the investigation proceeded, it was determined that a condition called dynamic rollover occurred when lifting the helo into a hover.  As the helo began to roll, the pilot added collective which was exactly the opposite of what should have been done and in doing so, only increased the rate of roll without enough cyclic to counteract it.  The correct procedure would have been to reduce collective with opposite cyclic.  Fortunately, there were no injuries.

I believe there are a couple pics in the BT photo group.

[Dan Arnes]

You are correct Mike, bottom two are on website, not quite as clear:

[Mike Dobson]

Don, check the dates, I believe you meant Aug 70 -----   You were flying me around the Det 1 playground long before that, and I left in May 71 ----- wee oops ---

[Howard Jacobs ROH]

I looked one time a while back when this info first came out about SL6 looking for a home to see if I had crewed this aircraft, and I think I did have a few trips with it... may have to look again.

[Mark McGregor]

She looks better in the seller's pictures! http://www.aviatorshotline.com/aircraft/turbine-helicopters/bell/bell-uh-1l-sealord-6