Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-15974
The Army purchased this helicopter 0170
Total flight hours at this point: 00000249
Date: 06/29/1970
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 0100 feet and 085 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)
Systems damaged were: TAIL ROTOR, STRUCTURE
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
(Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-15974
The Army purchased this helicopter 0170
Total flight hours at this point: 00000422
Date: 09/04/1970
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 at Level Flight at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AT824637
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 03 INJ . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Destroyed by friendly forces
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, JSIDR, CRAFX, FM385 (Operations Report. Lindenmuth
New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-15974
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 0170.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 197001 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 197002 1 1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 197003 21 22 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197004 77 99 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197005 57 156 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197006 93 249 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197007 94 343 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197008 79 422 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN
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