ON 2 APRIL 69, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 HRS., A MINI-CAV TEAM OF TWO LOH-6AS, MOUNTED WITH MINIGUNS, WAS MAKING A VISUAL RECON IN SUPPORT OF THE ^2/503 INF, 173D ABN BDE^. UPON COMPLETION OF THE MISSION BOTH SHIPS DEPARTED THE RECON AREA TO RETURN TO LZ ENGLISH, SOME THREE MILES TO THE NORTH. BOTH SHIPS WERE ENGAGED IN A LOW LEVEL RECON OF THE AREA OF OPERATION WHILE ENROUTE TO HOME STATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS AND 20 FEET (ABSOLUTE), IN IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT 390 SUDDENLY INCURRED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT ENTERED NORMAL LOW LEVEL AUTOROTATION AND PICKED OUT A LANDING AREA TO HIS IMMEDIATE FRONT FOR TOUCHDOWN. DIRECTION OF LANDING WAS NORTH. PILOT WAS ABLE TO SEE TWO RICE PADDY DIKES PROTRUDING UP OUT OF THE LANDING AREA, BUT, DUE TO LOW AIRSPEED, WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE. BY USING HIS ROTOR RPM, PILOT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE AIRCRAFT OVER BOTH DIKES AND INTO TALL GRASS IN A RICE PADDY BEYOND THE DIKES. THIS ACTION PREVENTED THE POSSIBILITY OF A FLARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AUTOROTATION, SINCE AIRCRAFT WAS NEARLY AT THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN AND LOW ROTOR RPM PREVENTED SPONTANEOUS CONTROL REACTION. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH SOME FORWARD MOTION AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET IN THE TALL GRASS BEFORE MAKING CONTACT WITH A THIRD UNSEEN, PADDY DIKE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDS STRUCK THE DIKE AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED NOSE FIRST OVER THE DIKE, LANDING ON ITS TOP, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SLIDING ON ITS TOP FOR ANOTHER TEN FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. AT NO TIME DURING THE FLIGHT DID THE ENGINE OR ENGINE SYSTEMS GIVE ANY INDICATIONS OF MALFUNCTION. ENGINE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE. ENGINE SN AE 400676, WAS SHIPPED FOR ANALYSIS TO ^79TH TRANS CO (DS)^ ON 4 APR 69.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-14390
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00000427
Date: 01/14/1971
Unit: C/2/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 080 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)
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all 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 (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-14390
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00000447
Date: 02/13/1971
Unit: 142 TC CO
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 070 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (12.7MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Bottom
Systems damaged were: FUEL SYS, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYS, COMM SYS
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. )
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-14390
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 84 84 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196805 0 84 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196806 0 84 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196807 0 84 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196808 0 84 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196809 0 84 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196810 0 84 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196811 26 110 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196812 43 153 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196901 49 202 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196902 61 263 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196903 26 289 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE VIETNAM RVN 196904 0 289 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196905 0 289 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196906 0 289 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196907 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 196908 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 196909 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 196910 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 196911 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 196912 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197001 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197002 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197003 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197004 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197005 0 289 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197006 9 298 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197007 0 298 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 197008 0 298 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197009 0 298 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197010 0 298 WC5GAA 610 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197011 9 307 WAB0C0 C TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 197012 47 354 WAB0C0 C TP 2-17 101AB VIETNAM RVN 197101 73 427 WAB0C0 2 17 ACV C TRP VIETNAM RVN 197102 20 447 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197103 0 447 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 197104 0 447 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 197105 0 447 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 197106 0 447 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 197107 0 447 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197108 0 447 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197109 0 447 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197110 0 447 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197111 0 447 W0ZGAA HUGHES BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVSCOM 197203 48 48 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197204 65 113 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197205 50 163 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197206 45 208 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197207 46 254 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197208 39 293 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197209 0 293 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197210 34 327 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197211 12 339 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197212 13 352 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197301 25 377 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197302 12 389 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197303 15 404 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197304 13 417 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197305 32 449 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197306 77 526 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197307 9 535 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197308 14 549 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197309 6 555 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197310 5 560 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197311 0 560 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197312 0 560 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197401 0 560 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197402 9 569 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197403 14 583 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197404 2 585 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197405 23 608 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197406 43 651 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197410 13 742 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197411 7 749 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197412 2 751 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197501 5 756 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197502 0 756 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197503 8 764 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197504 0 764 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197505 16 780 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197506 27 807 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197507 19 826 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197508 16 842 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197509 6 848 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197510 14 862 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197511 11 873 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197512 6 879 WPZSAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 200212 0 0 USA CAMP JOHNSON USA
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