Helicopter OH-6A 68-17224
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17224
The Army purchased this helicopter 0769
Total flight hours at this point: 00000016
Date: 09/20/69
Unit: D/3/5 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 0100 feet and 030 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: WS948699
Helicopter took 5 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM, B-40 RKT)
The helicopter was hit in the Bottom
Systems damaged were: FLT CONTROLS, TAIL ROTOR, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Damage in recovery
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, DYNAL, HUGHS, JSIDR, CASRP (Operations Report. Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
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The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17224
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 0769.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6907   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6908  16   16 WDF2D0 DTRP 5CAV 9INF   VIETNAM                     RVN



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