Helicopter OH-6A 66-07921

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-07921
The Army purchased this helicopter 0369
Total flight hours at this point: 00000464
Date: 09/12/1969
Unit: 173 ABN
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BS917130
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
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Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-07921
The Army purchased this helicopter 0369
Total flight hours at this point: 00000464
Date: 09/12/1969
Accident case number: 690912221 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 79 TC CO
The station for this helicopter was Bong Son in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 2 . . Passengers = 0
costing 109221
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P W1 FIELDING WH
OB O4 THROCKMORTON

Accident Summary:

THE PILOT WAS FLYING LOW LEVEL ABOUT 8 MILES TO THE NORTH OF LZ NORTH ENGLISH. HE WAS LOW LEVEL TO AVOID ARTILERY FIRE ORIGINATING FROM LZ LOWBOY, HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO LFY AROUND THE SOUTHEASTERN EDGE OF LZ (TO STAY CLEAR OF THIER FIRE) AND THEN TO HEAD NORTH TO WERE A COMBAT ASSAULT WAS BEING INSERTED. HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF LZ LOWBOY, OVER QL#1, WHEN HE BEGAN A CLIMB OUT TO THE EAST. UPON PASSING THROUGH 300 FEET AGL, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT VIBRATED. HE ALSO NOTED ALOSS OF CYCLIC RESONSE TO HIS VARIOUS CONTROL MOVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCDNDING AT ABOUT A 15 TO 16 DEGREE ANGLE, ABOUT AN 80 TO 90 KNOT ATTITUDE, AND IN A VERY SLIGHT LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AT A FAIRLY LEVEL ATTITUDE AND NOT A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE (DUE TO THE PILOT'S PITCH PULL JUST PRIOR TO CONTACT) THERE WERE ABOUT 5 FEET OF SKID MARKS, THE SHIP LEFT THE GROUND, THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK A DIKE, THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN MADE CONTACT WIHT THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST OF INITIAL CONTACT AT BS 914 128 (APPROXIMATELY 4 MI. TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LZ LOWBOY). THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON THE LEFT SIDE, STRUCK 3 BLADES ON THE GROUND, RIPED THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT BUBBLE AWAY, THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT AND THREW THE TAIL BOOM ANOTHER 40 FEET TO THE REAR.\\

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-07921
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 0369.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
196903   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR   
196904   0    0 3300   HHD 44 ENG GP    THAILAND                    PACIFIC 
196905 120  120 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196906 126  246 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196907 135  381 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196908  83  464 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196909   0  464 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN

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