Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17278
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000257
Date: 04/14/1970
Unit: 142 TC CO
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was at Hover at 0010 feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 5 hits from:
(SECONDARY EXPL)
The helicopter was hit in the Bottom causing Fragmentation Damage.
Systems damaged were: FUEL SYS, MAIN ROTOR SYS, STRUCTURE
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any 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,
SIF, 01636, BDART, CRAFX (Incidents converted from the fixed-wing data base. Lindenmuth New Format
Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. Battle Damage Assessment
and Reporting Team Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17278
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000257
Date: 04/19/1970
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0075 feet and 040 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BS477964
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (12.7MM, 7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Bottom
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYS, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 INJ . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft is later recovered by any means other than its own power.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Additional crash damage
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense
Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, LNNF, SIF, 01892, BDART, JSIDR, CRAFX, FM385 (Incidents
converted from the fixed-wing data base. Operations Report. Lindenmuth New Format Data Base.
Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting
Team Report. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17278
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 0869.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196908 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196909 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 196910 1 1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196911 13 14 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196912 62 76 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 197001 109 185 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197002 34 219 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197003 17 236 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197004 21 257 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197005 0 257 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197006 0 257 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN
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