Helicopter OH-6A 67-16474

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16474
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00001096
Date: 04/01/70
Unit: 7 CORPS SPT COM
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 020 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 Left Side
Systems damaged were: FLT CONTROLS, MAIN ROTOR SYS, STRUCTURE
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, CRAFX (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16474
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00001096
Date: 05/03/70
Unit: 7 CORPS SPT COM
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AN794064
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 67-16474
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 1168.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6811   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6812  34   34 WDF3AA RTAVR 9TH INF    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6901 120  154 WDF3AA RTAVR 9TH INF    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6902 103  257 WDF3AA RTAVR 9TH INF    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6903 117  374 WDF3AA RTAVR 9TH INF    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6904 111  485 WDFUAA 9TH INF DIV      VIETNAM                     RVN     
6905 106  591 WDF3AA RTAVR 9TH INF    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6906 138  729 WDF3AA RTAVR 9TH INF    VIETNAM                     RVN     
6907  30  759 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
6908   0  759 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
6909  37  796 WADPD0 D TRP 2SQ1CV4IN  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6910  60  856 WADPD0 D TRP 2SQ1CV4IN  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6911  50  906 WADPD0 D TRP 2SQ1CV4IN  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6912  29  935 WADPD0 D TRP 2SQ1CV4IN  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001  49  984 WADPD0 D 2SQ 1 CAV      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002  47 1031 WADPD0 D TRP 211 CAV    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003  65 1096 WADPD0 D TRP 211 CAV    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7004   0 1096 3532   7 CORPS SPT COM  GERMANY                     EUROPE

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