Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17208
The Army purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point: 00000293
Date: 10/19/1969
Accident case number: 691019141
Unit: 1 BDE 1 INF
The station for this helicopter was Saigon-Cochin China in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 2526
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W1 MOON DW
OB O3 PARK W
Accident Summary:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A NIGHT VISUAL RECONNAISSANCE MISSION FOR DAU TIENG PERIMETER DEFENSE. MR. MOON WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD FLY OH-6A, 68-17208, MR MOON HOVERED FROM THEIR REVETMENT AREA AND MET CPT PARK BY HEADQUARTERS AND STARTED THEIR MISSION SHORTLY AFTER 1800 HOURS, 19 OCT, 69. THEY HAD COMPLETED TWO TRIPS AROUND THE PERIMETER WHEN THE PILOT MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND THE PILOT CLAIMS THAT RPM WAS LOST AND HE FELL INTO A STEEP DIVE. THE PILOT WAS LOW-LEVEL (50 FEET AGL) AT ABOUT 50 KNOTS FORWARD AIRSPEED WHEN THE TURN WAS INITIATED. HE LOST ALTITUDE AND GAINED AIRSPEED SLIGHTLY. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TURN AND PULLED ALL THE PITCH REMAINING IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND SOFTLY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE IN A RIGHT TURN AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR TO A HOVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN ABOUT 100 METERS FROM RUNWAY 08 AT DAU TIENG SO THEY HOVERED TO THE RUNWAY AND THEN TO THE REVETMENT AREA. AFTER THE CREWCHIEF CHECKED THE SKIDS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17208
The Army purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point: 00000703
Date: 02/08/1970
Accident case number: 700208101
Unit: 1 BDE 1 INF
The station for this helicopter was Dau Tieng in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 64921
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O3 VOTH WF
CE E4 WEST GJ
Passengers:
CS LANGTON, PAX, G;
Accident Summary:
APPROXIMATELY 1310 HOURS 8 FEBRUARY 1970, AN OH-6A, SERIAL NUMBER 68-17208, WITH PILOT AND CREW CHIEF DEPARTED DAU TIENG AIR FIELD ON A COMMAND AND CONTROL MISSION FOR THE 1ST BATTALION, 2ND INFANTRY, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION WHO HAD TROOPS IN CONTACT WITH AN ENEMY FORCE. ENROUTE TO THE CONTACT AREA, A STOP WAS MADE AT PINE RIDGE, COORDINATES XT522588, TO PICK UP A PASSENGER, MAJ JACK KELLY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEDED TO THE CONTACT AREA. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED ON STATION AND THE PASSENGER BEGAN COORDINATING WITH THE COMMANDER ON THE GROUND. ALSO IN THE CONTACT AREA, COORDINATES XT 5522720, WAS ON OV-10 CONTROLLING AN AIR STRIKE. THE PILOT OF THE OH-6A, CPT VOTH, TUNED IN THE FREQUENCY THE OV-10 AND THE HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT WERE UTILIZING AND BEGIN MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF THE AIRSTRIKE. THE OH-6A HAD BEEN ON STATION APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MINUTES AND DURING THIS TIME HAD MONITORED THE PILOT OF THE OV-10 AIRPLANE TELL THE PILOTS OF THE HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING ENEMY FIRE ON THEIR PASSES. THE OV-10 AIRCRAFT THEN RECEIVED HEAVY GROUND FIRE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FORCED TO EJECT FROM THE CRAFT. CPT VOTH, PILOT OF THE OH-6A, FOLLOWED ONE OF THE PARACHUTING INDIVIDUALS, LATER IDENTIFIED AS FLT LT LANGTON, UNTIL HE LANDED ON THE GROUND. CPT VOTH THEN ELECTED TO TRY AND LAND IN AN EXTREMELY SMALL LANDING ZONE, THE ONLY AREA NEAR THE PILOT, AND PICK UP FLT LT LANGTON. CPT VOTH ATTEMPTED A VERTICAL DESCENT INTO THE AREA. APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) FEET FROM THE GROUND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE TAIL BOOM STRIKING A TREE AND BENDING RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY COMPLETE ANTI-TORQUE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES BEFORE THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE LANDING ZONE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17208
The Army purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point: 00001344
Date: 06/10/1971
Unit: DIV ART 23 INF
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was in Orbit at 1600 feet and 080 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 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 (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. )
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17208
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 0569.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196905 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196906 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196907 10 10 WAHDAA HHC 1STBDE 1INF VIETNAM RVN 196908 127 137 WAHDAA HHC 1STBDE 1INF VIETNAM RVN 196909 87 224 WAHDAA HHC 1STBDE 1INF VIETNAM RVN 196910 69 293 WAHDAA HHC 1STBDE 1INF VIETNAM RVN 196911 128 421 WAHDAA HHC 1STBDE 1INF VIETNAM RVN 196912 106 527 WAHDAA HHC 1STBDE 1INF VIETNAM RVN 197001 138 665 WAHDAA HHC 1STBDE 1INF VIETNAM RVN 197002 38 703 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS VIETNAM RVN 197003 0 703 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 197004 0 703 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 197005 0 703 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 197006 0 703 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 197007 0 703 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 197008 0 703 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197009 0 703 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197010 1 704 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197011 77 781 WGLLAA DIV ARTY AMDIV VIETNAM RVN 197012 115 896 WGLLAA DIV ARTY AMDIV VIETNAM RVN 197101 78 974 WGLLAA AMERICAL ARTY VIETNAM RVN 197102 89 1063 WGLLAA AMERICAL ARTY VIETNAM RVN 197103 98 1161 WGLLAA 23RD INF ARTY VIETNAM RVN 197104 81 1242 WGLLAA 23RD INF ARTY VIETNAM RVN 197105 68 1310 WGLLAA 23RD INF ARTY VIETNAM RVN 197106 34 1344 WGLLAA 23RD INF ARTY VIETNAM RVN 197107 99 1443 WGLLAA 23RD INF ARTY VIETNAM RVN 197108 102 1545 WGLLAA 23RD INF ARTY VIETNAM RVN 197109 49 1594 WGLLAA 23RD INF ARTY VIETNAM RVN 197110 62 1656 WGLLAA 23RD INF ARTY VIETNAM RVN 197111 0 1656 WGLLAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197112 0 1656 WGLLAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197201 18 1674 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197202 0 1674 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197203 0 1674 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197204 0 1674 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197205 0 1674 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197206 0 1674 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197207 0 1674 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197208 0 1674 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197209 2 1676 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197210 7 1683 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197211 0 1683 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197212 0 1683 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197301 0 1683 W0ZGAA AVN SYS TEST 6TH ARMY EDWARDS AFB AVSCOM 197302 2 1685 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197303 31 1716 WPENNA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197304 13 1729 WPENNA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197305 60 1789 WPENNA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197306 12 1801 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197307 3 1804 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197308 47 1851 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197309 45 1896 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197310 14 1910 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197311 5 1915 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197312 12 1927 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197401 14 1941 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197402 10 1951 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197403 0 1951 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197404 0 1951 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197405 0 1951 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197406 0 1951 WPENAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI
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