Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-17812
The Army purchased this helicopter 0468
Total flight hours at this point: 00000019
Date: 06/12/1968
Incident number: 68061222.KIA
Unit: A/7th Sqdn 17th Cav
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: YA896732 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PYA896732)
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 DOI . . Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
costing 0
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, 80230, CASRP, GOLDBOOK, A/7/17 Unit History
(Operations Report. Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 SCOTT HERBERT WILLIAM III KIA
OB SSG ODONNELL JOHN THOMAS KIA
War Story:
This helicopter served with 2 units as follows:
during 6804 flew 0 hours DIR SUP / TRAN,
and during 6805 flew 19 hours for HHT 7th Sqdn 17th Cav.
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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