Helicopter OH-6A 68-17299

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17299
The Army purchased this helicopter 0969
Total flight hours at this point: 00000129
Date: 12/09/1969
Unit: 20 TC CO
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was Unknown at 0015 feet and 060 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 4 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (RPG, 7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Right Side causing Fragmentation Damage.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, TAIL ROTOR, MAIN ROTOR SYS, STRUCTURE
Casualties = 03 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, BDART, SIF, 00514, 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 68-17299
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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