Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-46D tail number 153970
Date: 06/02/1969
Incident number: 69060261.KIA
Unit: HMM-161
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Rescue and Recovery mission for Medical Evacuation
While in PickUp Zone this helicopter was at Hover at 0075 feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
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)
Systems damaged were: HYDRAULIC SYS, FLT CONTROLS, PERSONNEL, ENGINE
Casualties = 01 INJ, 05 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, NSC, CH46, JSIDR, POPASMOKE (Naval Safety Center.
Operations Report. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Summary: Aircraft was shot down, crashed, and burned east of Khe Sanh during a medevac mission.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
CE CPL AKINS DONALD WAYNE KIA
MD HM2 CAVANAGH MICHAEL HOWARD KIA
AC KONTRABECKI GEORGE
Passengers and/or other participants:
CPL MONTIJO MICHAEL, MC, OG, KIA
PFC TREVINO SAVAS ESCAMILLA, MC, OG, KIA
War Story:
The HML-167 gunship escort was flown by F. Cuddy and G. Hawes. They witnessed the CH-46 get shot down, crash, and burn. See POPASMOKE.
This record was last updated on 08/29/2000
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