Helicopter OH-6A 67-16263

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16263
The Army purchased this helicopter 0868
Total flight hours at this point: 00000067
Date: 01/25/69
Unit: D/2/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BR355600
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 Engine Compartment causing Fragmentation Damage.
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 WIA . .
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, LNOF, 90053 (Operations Report. Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16263
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 0868.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6808   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6809   0    0 3300   HHD 44 ENG GP    THAILAND                    PACIFIC 
6810   0    0 3300   HHD 44 ENG GP    THAILAND                    PACIFIC 
6811   0    0 WAJZAA 4 INF DIV        VIETNAM                     RVN     
6812  67   67 WADPD0 D TRP 2SQ1CV4IN  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6901   0   67 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN

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