Helicopter OH-6A 68-17310

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17310
The Army purchased this helicopter 1069
Total flight hours at this point: 00000013
Date: 12/13/1969
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 050 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 Left Side
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, MAIN ROTOR SYS, PERSONNEL, DRIVESHAFT, 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, SIF, 00265, BDART, CASRP (Incidents converted from the fixed-wing data base. Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Casualty Report. Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting Team Report. )


Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17310
The Army purchased this helicopter 1069
Total flight hours at this point: 00000029
Date: 01/26/1970
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 050 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 7 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 Left Side causing Spalling.
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS, COMM SYS, STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight. Aircraft is later recovered by any means other than its own power.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Ultimate forced landing
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, SIF, 00608, BDART, JSIDR, HUGHS (Incidents converted from the fixed-wing data base. Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting Team Report. )


The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17310
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 1069.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
196910   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVCOM   
196911  13   13 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
196912   0   13 WACYAA D TRP 1ACD 1CAV  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197001  16   29 WACYD0 D 111 CV AMD     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197002   0   29 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
197003   0   29 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
197004  14   43 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197005  53   96 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197006  37  133 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197007  65  198 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197008  57  255 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197009  83  338 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197010  40  378 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197011  58  436 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197012  28  464 WFJ6AA 163 GS CO 101AC  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197101  22  486 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197102   4  490 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197103  64  554 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197104  22  576 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197105  47  623 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197106  36  659 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197107  69  728 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197108  77  805 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197109  48  853 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197110  32  885 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197111  53  938 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197112  16  954 WFJ6AA 163RD CS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197201   0  954 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197202   0  954 WHB1AA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM  
197203   0  954 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVSCOM  
197204   0  954 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVSCOM  
197205   0  954 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVSCOM  
197206   0  954 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVSCOM  
197207   0  954 W0Y6AA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM  
197208   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST  TRANS  IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197209   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST  TRANS  IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197210   0  954 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB      LOAN       WEST POINT       LOAN    
197211   0  954 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB      LOAN       WEST POINT       LOAN    
197212   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST  TRANS  IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197301   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST  TRANS  IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197302   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST  TRANS  IN STORAGE SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197303   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST  TRANS  IN STORAGE SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197304   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST  TRANS  IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197305   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS   IN STORAGE SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197306   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197307   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197308   0  954 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197309   3  957 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197310   0  957 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197311   0  957 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197312   0  957 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVSCOM  
197401   2  959 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197402   4  963 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197403   5  968 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197404   5  973 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197405  11  984 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197406  17 1001 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197410   0 1011 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197411   0 1011 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197412   0 1011 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197501   0 1011 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197502   0 1011 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197503   1 1012 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197504  11 1023 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197505   6 1029 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197506   0 1029 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197507   0 1029 WPFAA0                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197508  17 1046 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197509  14 1060 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197510   3 1063 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197511   0 1063 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197512   0 1063 WPFJAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI


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