Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16559
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00001621
Date: 03/31/1972
Incident number: 72033122.KIA
Unit: D/229 AVN
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YT003128 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PYT003128)
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
G SP4 BUNTION CHARLES WAYNE KIA
War Story:
SP4 Charles W. Buntion died after attempting to fly an OH-6A while intoxicated (he was not flight qualified).
This record was last updated on 02/23/2017
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