Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16356
The Army purchased this helicopter 0968
Total flight hours at this point: 00000848
Date: 01/21/70
Unit: A/101 AVN
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 0100 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 8 hits from:
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 . .
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 67-16356
The Army purchased this helicopter 0968
Total flight hours at this point: 00002003
Date: 03/17/71
Accident case number: 710317121 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: D/158 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Evans in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 3
costing 109221
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W2 MACGILLIVARY HR
Passengers:
, LCO, G;
W2 JR BOWEN, PAX, G;
O3 CM THILLE, PAX, G;
Accident Summary:
THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS DEPARTED CAMP EVANS, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AT 1000 HOURS, 17 MARCH 1971 ENROUTE TO CAMP EAGLE, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. ARRIVING AT CAMP EAGLE ONE PASSENGER WAS DROPPED OFF AND AND THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO DA NANG, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AND ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DA NANG, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS ENROUTE TO CAMP EVANS, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 HOURS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT 900 TO 1000 FEET AND 85-90 KNOTS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE YAW TO THE RIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES. THE PILOT COMPENSATED BY REDUCING THROTTLE AND THE NOSE BEGAN TO COME BACK TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT THEN ENTERED AUTOROTATION. UPON INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS ESTIMATED AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET SLOWLY VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE FRONT PORTION OF THE SKID BROKE OFF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT SKID TO DIG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS RIGHT SIDE WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY 80 TO THE LEFT OF THE DIRECTION OF INITIAL FLIGHT PATH. AFTER IMPACT, ALL THREE PERSONNEL EXITED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT SIDE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1630 THAT THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE SIGHTED BY A VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE HELICOPTER AND PICKED UP AS THE PILOT HAD NO SURVIVAL RADIO.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16356
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 0968.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6809 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6810 1 1 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6811 53 54 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6812 56 110 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6901 66 176 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6902 39 215 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6903 49 264 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6904 61 325 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6905 97 422 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6906 54 476 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6907 49 525 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6908 61 586 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6909 64 650 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6910 47 697 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6911 48 745 WFJ5T0 HHC 159TH 101AC VIETNAM RVN 6912 47 792 WAB3T0 HC101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7001 56 848 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7002 78 926 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7003 40 966 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7004 26 992 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7005 59 1051 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7006 89 1140 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7007 89 1229 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7008 152 1381 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7009 118 1499 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7010 63 1562 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7011 73 1635 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7012 60 1695 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB VIETNAM RVN 7101 196 1891 WFJ4T0 HHC 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7102 53 1944 WFJ4T0 HHC 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7103 59 2003 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 7104 0 2003 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7105 0 2003 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 7106 0 2003 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 7107 0 2003 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC 7108 0 2003 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC 7109 0 2003 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC 7110 0 2003 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC 7111 0 2003 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC
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