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: 09/03/70
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: 11/14/70
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: 11/23/70
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.
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