Helicopter OH-6A 69-16020

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-16020
The Army purchased this helicopter 0570
Total flight hours at this point: 00000286
Date: 01/11/1971
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0050 feet and 060 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)
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 (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-16020
The Army purchased this helicopter 0570
Total flight hours at this point: 00000387
Date: 02/13/1971
Accident case number: 710213081
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Chu Lai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1340
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P W1 ELDON LD

Accident Summary:

WHILEON VR ON THE DAK ROSE TRAIL, PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW A SHARP TURN IN TRAIL, A TREE 20 FT HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING TREES WAS HIT BY THE AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE HIGHPOWERE STTING REQUIRE TO FOLLOW THE TRAIL. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID STRIKING THE TREE.\\

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-16020
The Army purchased this helicopter 0570
Total flight hours at this point: 00000623
Date: 06/13/1971
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was Unknown at 0020 feet and 020 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)
Systems damaged were: ELECTRICAL SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all 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 (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-16020
The Army purchased this helicopter 0570
Total flight hours at this point: 00000839
Date: 09/16/1971
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AT999394
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-16020
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 0570.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
197005   0    0 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT      BAILMENT   CULVER CITY      AVCOM   
197006   0    0 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT      BAILMENT   CULVER CITY      AVCOM   
197007   1    1 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN   6TH ARMY   SHARPE GD        AVCOM   
197008   1    2 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197009   0    2 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197010   2    4 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197011  13   17 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197012 158  175 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197101 111  286 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197102 101  387 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197103  64  451 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197104  96  547 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197105  35  582 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197106  41  623 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197107 108  731 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197108 108  839 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197109   0  839 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN

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