Helicopter OH-6A 67-16683

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16683
The Army purchased this helicopter 0369
Total flight hours at this point: 00000165
Date: 09/30/69
Unit: D/2/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK 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 Windshield
Systems damaged were: 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, HUGHS (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16683
The Army purchased this helicopter 0369
Total flight hours at this point: 00000168
Date: 10/14/69
Unit: D/2/1 CAV
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YS299466
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 67-16683
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 0369.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6903   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6904   0    0 3300   HHD 44 ENG GP    THAILAND                    PACIFIC 
6905   0    0 3300   HHD 44 ENG GP    THAILAND                    PACIFIC 
6906   0    0 3300   HHD 44 ENG GP    THAILAND                    PACIFIC 
6907  53   53 WADPD0 D TRP 2SQ1CV4IN  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6908  29   82 WADPD0 D TRP 2SQ1CV4IN  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6909  83  165 WADPD0 D TRP 2SQ1CV4IN  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6910   3  168 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN

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