Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17291
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000394
Date: 06/30/1970
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 060 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 4 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 Cockpit
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS, COMM SYS, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives.
DUC PHO recovered the helicopter.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, JSIDR,
CASRP, CRAFX (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts
Message. Casualty Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17291
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000474
Date: 08/25/1970
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 On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0020 feet and 060 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 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 68-17291
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000540
Date: 09/17/1970
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 0150 feet and 040 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)
Systems damaged were: 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 68-17291
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000696
Date: 01/31/1971
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 0060 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 was hit in the Bottom
Systems damaged were: 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 68-17291
The Army purchased this helicopter 0869
Total flight hours at this point: 00000789
Date: 04/11/1971
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was Unknown at 0020 feet and 015 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BT069283
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA, 01 KIA . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
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, CASRP (Operations Report. Lindenmuth New Format
Data Base. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17291
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 1 1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196909 22 23 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196910 104 127 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196911 52 179 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 196912 30 209 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV VIETNAM RVN 197001 18 227 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197002 9 236 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197003 37 273 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197004 2 275 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197005 31 306 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197006 88 394 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197007 16 410 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197008 64 474 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197009 66 540 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197010 23 563 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197011 39 602 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197012 44 646 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197101 50 696 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197102 13 709 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197103 80 789 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN
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