Helicopter OH-6A 67-16270


Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16270
The Army purchased this helicopter 0868
Total flight hours at this point: 00000226
Date: 01/04/1969
Incident number: 69010404.KIA
Unit: B/7/1 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 Attacking at 0050 feet and 060 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: WR201685 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PWR201685)
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. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, STRUCTURE
Casualties = 01 DOI, 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
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, 90006, HUGHS, CASRP, JSIDR (Operations Report. Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
OB SGT FALK GARY DAVID KIA

This record was last updated on 05/25/1998


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