Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17202
The Army purchased this helicopter 0669
Total flight hours at this point: 00000450
Date: 06/04/1970
Accident case number: 700604151
Unit: F/8 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 11000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W2 BOTTOMLEY AN
Accident Summary:
DUR SHUT DOWN GUST WIND CAUSED SLOW TURNING M/R TO STRIKE TAIL BOOM ICDT DMG \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17202
The Army purchased this helicopter 0669
Total flight hours at this point: 00000502
Date: 07/20/1970
Unit: F/8 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0060 feet and 060 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, JSIDR
(Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17202
The Army purchased this helicopter 0669
Total flight hours at this point: 00000782
Date: 01/13/1971
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 040 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 5 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS, FUEL SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, JSIDR
(Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17202
The Army purchased this helicopter 0669
Total flight hours at this point: 00000825
Date: 03/30/1971
Accident case number: 710330151
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 1
costing 40891
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O2 KLASE DD
OB E3 LOONEY RT
G E4 HEIL MR
Passengers:
UNK, LCO, G;
Accident Summary:
^1LT KLASE^ ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT, TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 HOURS. THREE VISUAL RECONNISSANCE BOXES WERE WORKED PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CRASH SITE BOX. APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME WAS LOGGED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ^1LT KLASE^ ENTERED THE VISUAL RECONNISSANCE BOX WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS. HE FLEW THE BOX FOR 50 MINUTES BEFORE SPOTTING AN ENEMY LOCATION. AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE, HE ENGAGED THE AREA WITH HAND FRAGS AT TEN (10) KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED. HE INCREASED POWER TO GET AWAY FROM THE EXPLOSION. AT THIS TIME ROTOR AND ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO DETERIORATE, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TALL TREE AND CONTINUED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. HE NOTICED THE ENGINE OUT AUDIO AND ENTERED AUTOROTATION. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT AND ASSUMED THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF HITTING THE TREE. DUE TO THE INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, ONLY 60 KNOTS OF AIRPEED WAS REACHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DECELERATED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, WITH VERY LITTLE CUSHIONING PITCH INITIATED AT THE BOTTOM. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ACROSS THE SAND BAR AND CAME TO REST IN THE WATER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.\\
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information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17202
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter
and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0669.
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