Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16400
The Army purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point: 00000106
Date: 01/17/1969
Incident number: 69011777.KIA
Unit: DIVARTY 25 INF
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was an Unknown mission
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT272659 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PXT272659)
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Unknown groundfire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = YES . .
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, 90040, HUGHS, CASRP, CRAFX (Operations
Report. Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 MITCHELL MARK DAVID KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
1LT WILSON PAUL JOSIAH, AR, PX, KIA
1LT ANDERSON CURTIS STEWART, AR, PX, KIA
This record was last updated on 02/10/2020
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