Helicopter OH-6A 69-16047

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-16047
The Army purchased this helicopter 0770
Total flight hours at this point: 00000324
Date: 03/12/1971
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 0050 feet and 010 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 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 Bottom
Systems damaged were: OIL 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 69-16047
The Army purchased this helicopter 0770
Total flight hours at this point: 00000324
Date: 03/24/1971
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was Unknown at 0040 feet and 010 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 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 (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-16047
The Army purchased this helicopter 0770
Total flight hours at this point: 00000451
Date: 04/25/1971
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 0010 feet and 010 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 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 69-16047
The Army purchased this helicopter 0770
Total flight hours at this point: 00000523
Date: 05/22/1971
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 Enroute this helicopter was Unknown at 0100 feet and 040 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BT353076
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 = 01 WIA, 02 INJ . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
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 69-16047
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 0770.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
197007   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
197008   0    0 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197009   0    0 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197010   0    0 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197011   0    0 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
197012  52   52 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197101  67  119 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197102 126  245 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197103  79  324 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197104 127  451 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197105  72  523 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN

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