Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17299
The Army purchased this helicopter 0969
Total flight hours at this point: 00000442
Date: 04/02/1971
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was Landing at 0040 feet and 015 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 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,
DYNAL (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17299
The Army purchased this helicopter 0969
Total flight hours at this point: 00000442
Date: 04/26/1971
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 in Operations Area this helicopter was Unknown at 0025 feet and 015 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BS548871
Helicopter took 4 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, FLT CONTROLS
Casualties = 01 INJ, 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 68-17299
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 0969.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196909 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 196910 1 1 WHB1AA 166 AVN MT 34GP VIETNAM RVN 196911 92 93 WALND0 TRPD 3IN4CA25IN VIETNAM RVN 196912 36 129 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197001 0 129 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 197002 0 129 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 197003 0 129 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 197004 0 129 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 197005 3 132 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 197006 1 133 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197007 46 179 WDF1AA HHC 3BDE 9 INF VIETNAM RVN 197008 112 291 WDF1AA HHC 3BDE 9 INF VIETNAM RVN 197009 0 291 3255 AVN SEC EBD 6TH ARMY FORT ORD CBTDVCOM 197010 0 291 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197011 3 294 WFQ8AA 165 TC DS 34 GP VIETNAM RVN 197012 0 294 WFQ8AA 165 TC DS 34 GP VIETNAM RVN 197101 0 294 WFQ8AA 165 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197102 23 317 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197103 125 442 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197104 0 442 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN
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