Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-14384
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00000600
Date: 04/25/1969
Incident number: 69042525.KIA
Unit: D/3/4 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
Unknown this helicopter was in Orbit at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT583292 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PXT583292)
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (HANDGREN)
The helicopter was hit in the Passenger Cargo Section
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA, 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, 90466, CASRP, CRAFX (Operations Report.
Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P 1LT JENKINS MARTIN H RES
OB SP5 WALT JAMES R RES
CE SP5 DOBASH JOHN ERNEST KIA
This record was last updated on 09/17/2002
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