Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16109
The Army purchased this helicopter 0768
Total flight hours at this point: 00000899
Date: 03/22/1969
Incident number: 69032202.KIA
Unit: 1 BDE 25 INF
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Command and Control
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at 0800 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT400494
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 Tail Section
Systems damaged were: TAIL ROTOR, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA, 01 DOI, 01 I . .
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, 90285, CRAFX, HUGHS, CASRP (Operations
Report. Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P LTC BUTLER ALBERT CHARLES KIA
OB CPT BALDWIN LARRY DEAN KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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