Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16174
The Army purchased this helicopter 0768
Total flight hours at this point: 00000241
Date: 04/17/1969
Incident number: 69041717.KIA
Unit: B/123 AVN 23 INF
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: BS704390 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 49PBS704390)
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. (12.7MM)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 DOI, 02 INJ . .
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, 90442, CASRP, CRAFX (Operations Report.
Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
G SP4 ROBINSON CHARLES DAVID KIA
P STAMSCHROR RON RES
CE HESS ROBERT RES
War Story:
Shot down by a .51 cal on a scout mission for B company 23rd Infantry (Warlords). The aircraft caught on fire in the air and exploded on impact. Hess and I were picked up by a slick. from Ron Stamschror (pilot), July 1998.
This record was last updated on 07/25/1998
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