While hovering into a parking area, the aircraft lost RPM. The tail rotor struck a drainage pipe. Wind gusts of 10 to 15 knots were reported.
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-13S tail number 64-15423
The Army purchased this helicopter 1065
Total flight hours at this point: 00001272
Date: 03/04/1968
Incident number: 680304041ACD Accident case number: 680304041 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 173 ABN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Command and Control
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at UNK feet and 070 knots.
The station for this helicopter was Bong Son in South Vietnam
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)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, STRUCTURE
The armor protecting the personnel was NOT effective.
Casualties = 02 DOI . . Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
costing 55640
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense
Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, LNNF,
FM232, CASRP (Operations Report. Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P CW2 KIDD DONNY RAMON KIA
Passengers:
MAJ DEL CAMP ADRIAN LEROY, AR, PX, KIA;
This record was last updated on 09/20/1998
The following is crew member information for this incident:
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-13S tail number 64-15423
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter
and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 1065.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196610 3 419 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196611 90 509 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196612 40 549 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196701 73 622 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196702 67 689 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196703 37 726 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196704 93 819 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196705 0 819 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196706 53 872 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196707 47 919 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196708 68 987 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196709 49 1036 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196710 89 1125 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196711 0 1125 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196712 0 1125 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196801 87 1212 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196802 45 1257 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196803 15 1272 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196804 15 1287 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
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