Helicopter OH-6A 67-16105


Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16105
Date: 08/16/1968
Incident number: 68081616.KIA
Unit: C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was in Orbit at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD382365 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48QYD382365)
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)
The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA, 01 INJ . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
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, 80330, CRAFX (Operations Report. Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
P WO1 SONNKALB CHARLES DAVID JR KIA

This record was last updated on 12/26/2007


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