AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 HOURS LOCAL TIME (H), TWO OH-6A AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE CASPER PLATOON REVETMENT AREA, LZ ENGLISH, BONG SON, RVN TO CONDUCT A VISUAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NEARBY AREA OF OPERATIONS. THIS MISSION WAS FLOWN LOW LEVEL AND AT AIRSPEEDS VARYING FROM 20 KNOTS. THE MISSION TOOK APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS. THE LEAD SHIP WAS ALREADY IN ITS REVETMENT AND THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REDUCED TO FLIGHT IDLE. THE TRAIL SHIP, ^66-14387^, WAS ENTERING ITS REVETMENT APPROXIMATELY ]0 METERS TO THE NORTH OF THE LEAD SHIP. JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE REVETMENT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE TAIL ROTOR. HE WAS ABOVE THE REVETMENT AT THE TIME AND IMMEDIATELY INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT TWO TO THREE TIMES AND CAME TO REST PARTIALLY WITHIN THE REVETMENT WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST AGAINST THE RIGHT REAR OF THE REVETMENT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE GROUND CONTACT SLIGHTLY TAIL LOW WITH THE HEEL OF THE RIGHT SKID FIRST TOUCHING THE GROUND. THE RIGHT SKID COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER TO MAKE GROUND CONTACT. AFTER ALL MOVEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, HOWEVER, THE TAIL ROTOR WAS STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND IMMEDIATELY SECURED. INVESTIGATION SHOWED NEGATIVE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR ITSELF WHILE THE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY. THE TAIL BOOM WAS SLIGHTLY BUCKLED AND AS A RESULT OF THE BUCKLING, THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT WITHIN IT WAS RUBBING SLIGHTLY, HOWEVER, NOT ENOUGH TO CEASE ITS ROTATION.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-14387
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00000848
Date: 09/03/1970
Unit: A/2/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was Unknown at 0095 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Left Side
Systems damaged were: FUEL SYS, STRUCTURE, LDG GEAR
The armor protecting the personnel was effective.
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, JSIDR,
HUGHS (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-14387
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00000930
Date: 11/14/1970
Unit: A/2/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was Unknown at 0050 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Chin Bubble
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, COMM SYS, FLT CONTROLS
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, JSIDR,
CASRP (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty
Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-14387
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00000930
Date: 11/23/1970
Unit: A/2/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Canopy
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, INSTRUMENTS, FLT CONTROLS, STRUCTURE
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives.
Damage in recovery
Repaired at PHU BAI
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, HUGHS (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. )
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-14387
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 0268.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196802 0 0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196803 0 0 3300 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 196804 56 56 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196805 77 133 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196806 53 186 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196807 55 241 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196808 24 265 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196809 21 286 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196810 51 337 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196811 8 345 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196812 25 370 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196901 0 370 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196902 71 441 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196903 0 441 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196904 0 441 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196905 0 441 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196906 0 441 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196907 0 441 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196908 0 441 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196909 0 441 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196910 0 441 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 196911 0 441 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 196912 0 441 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197001 0 441 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197002 0 441 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197003 0 441 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197004 1 442 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197005 86 528 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 197006 116 644 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 197007 62 706 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 197008 73 779 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 197009 69 848 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 197010 54 902 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 197011 28 930 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 197012 25 955 WAB0A0 A TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 197101 48 1003 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197102 14 1017 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197103 1 1018 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197104 19 1037 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197105 51 1088 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197106 27 1115 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197107 40 1155 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197108 54 1209 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197109 29 1238 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197110 37 1275 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197111 8 1283 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197112 0 1283 WAB0A0 2 17 ACV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197201 0 1283 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197202 13 1296 WE4HAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197203 89 1385 WE4HAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197204 1 1386 WE4HAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197205 8 1394 WE4HAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197206 4 1398 WE4HAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197207 3 1401 WE4HAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197208 0 1401 W0Y6AA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 197209 0 1401 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197210 0 1401 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197211 0 1401 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197212 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197301 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197302 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197303 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197304 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197305 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197306 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197307 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197308 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197309 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197310 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197311 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197312 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197401 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197402 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197403 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS AWTG DISP SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197404 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197405 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197406 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197410 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197411 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197412 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197501 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197502 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197503 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197504 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197505 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197506 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197507 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197508 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197509 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197510 0 1401 W0MHAA DIR OF SUPPLY IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197511 14 1415 WQL999 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197512 7 1422 WP0RAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI
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