Helicopter OH-6A 67-16574

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16574
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000400
Date: 09/22/69
Accident case number: 690922181
Unit: 41 ART
The station for this helicopter was An Son in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 31277
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P O3 MARVIN MA
IP W1 MATTHEWS TE

Accident Summary:

WO MATTHEWS WAS DEMONSTRATING A STRAIGHT-IN AUTOROTATION. THE AUTOROTATION WAS ENTERED IN A NORMAL MANNER WITH ALL INSTRUMENTS READING IN THE GREEN. WO MATTHEWS ELECTED TO DO A ZERO-GROUND SPEED AUTOROTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO CAUSE THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO FLEX DOWN AND SEVER THE TAIL BOOM.\\

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16574
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000665
Date: 04/01/70
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: BN253484
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.
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Destroyed by friendly forces
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, CRAFX, FM385 (Operations Report. Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16574
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 0169.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6901   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6902   0    0 3300   HHD 44 ENG GP    THAILAND                    PACIFIC 
6903  74   74 WA00AA 41 FA GP HHB     VIETNAM                     RVN     
6904  78  152 WA00AA UNIT NOT KNOWN   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6905  49  201 WFNDAA 199 LT INF BDE   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6906   0  201 3166   HHD 44 ENG GP    THAILAND                    PACIFIC 
6907  43  244 WFNDAA 7-13 ARTY 41 FA  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6908  94  338 WFNDAA 7-13 ARTY 41 FA  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6909  62  400 WFNDAA 7-13 ARTY 41 FA  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6910  45  445 WFNDAA 7-13 ARTY 41 FA  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6911  68  513 WFNDAA 7-13 ARTY 41 FA  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6912   5  518 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001   8  526 WADPD0 D 2SQ 1 CAV      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002  69  595 WADPD0 D TRP 211 CAV    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003  70  665 WADPD0 D TRP 211 CAV    VIETNAM                     RVN

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