Helicopter OH-6A 67-16204


Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16204
The Army purchased this helicopter 0768
Total flight hours at this point: 00000087
Date: 10/08/1968
Incident number: 68100888.KIA
Unit: A/3/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While in Target Area this helicopter was at Hover at 0070 feet and 010 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XS495701 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PXS495701)
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (MINE)
The helicopter was hit in the Fuselage
Systems damaged were: FLT CONTROLS, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 DOI . .
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, 80409, CASRP, CRAFX, HUGHS, JSIDR (Operations Report. Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
OB SP4 ANDERSON HARRY WILLIAM JR KIA
P 1LT TAYLOR DAVID E RES


War Story:
LT Taylor was pulled out of the water by the battalion commander we were supporting at the time. He was later KIA along with MAJ Zimmerman on 20 Jan 69. from John M. Connor, Jr. Sep 97

This record was last updated on 05/25/1998


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