Helicopter OH-6A 67-16030

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16030
The Army purchased this helicopter 0568
Total flight hours at this point: 00000347
Date: 05/08/69
Accident case number: 690508261
Unit: HHC 158 AVN 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Phu Bai in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 9792
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
P W2 ANKENBRANDT WR
IP W2 THORNBURG FP

Accident Summary:

 THE AUTOROTATIONS WERE ENTERED FROM 700' AGL, HEADING 040 AND WITH AN IAS OF 60 KNOTS. AT APPROXIMATELY 350' THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT GOT ON THE CONTROLS WITH THE PILOT AND STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO DEMONSTRATE A PRECISION AUTOROTATION WITH A TOUCHDOWN STAYING AT THE CONTROLS OR TO FOLLOW HIM THROUGH. AS HE STARTED EXPLAINING THE PROCEDURE HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN A DECELERATION ATTITUDE AND DECREASED THE AIRSPEED. AFTER THE AIRSPEED HAD FALLEN OFF AND THE DESIRED APPROACH ANGLE WAS GAINED THE INF AND THE DESIRED APPROACH ANGLE WAS GAINED THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WENT TO A 60 KNOT ATTITUDE TO REGAIN HIS AIRSPEED PRIOR TO FINAL FLARE. DURING THIS MANEUVER THE INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT SAID THE RPM APPEARED LOW BUT THAT THE APPROACH WAS CONTINUED DUE TO THE RPM REMAINING WITHIN THE OPERATING ARCH. DURING THIS MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BUILD UP AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE, AT THE FINAL FLARE THE INITIAL PITCH PULL WAS BY THE PILOT BUT DUE TO THE HIGH RATE OF DESCENT THE INSTRUCTOR CONTINUED TO PULL ALL THE REMAINING PITCH IN ORDER TO PREVENT A HARD LANDING. THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND WAS SMOOTH AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 1 AIRCRAFT LENGTH PRIOR TO STOPPING ALL FORWARD MOTION. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST A PIECE OF METAL WAS SEEN FLYING BY THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THIS TIME THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE PILOT WERE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE THROTTLE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FINALLY SHUT OFF BY THE EMERGENCY FUEL SWITCH BEING PULLED BY THE PILOT.\\

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Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16030
The Army purchased this helicopter 0568
Total flight hours at this point: 00000829
Date: 05/19/70
Unit: HHC/158 AVN 101 ABN
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 020 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 Engine Compartment
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, MAIN ROTOR SYS, STRUCTURE
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 (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

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The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16030
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 0568.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6805   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN MAINT   SHARPE AD        AVCOM       
6806  16   17 WGZ6T0 7TH SQ 1ST CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6807  56   73 3222   OPM SEA NITEOPS  1ST ARMY   FORT BELVOIR     AMC          
6808  22   95 WDX4AA HHC 212 AVN BN   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6809  73  168 WDX4AA HHC 212 AVN BN   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6810  54  222 WDX4AA HHC 212 AVN BN   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6811  57  279 WDX4AA HHC 212 AVN BN   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6812   0  279 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
6901   0  279 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
6902   3  282 WE4HAA 142 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
6903   5  287 WFJ4T0 HHC 158 AHB      VIETNAM                     RVN     
6904  51  338 WFJ4T0 HHC 158 AHB      VIETNAM                     RVN     
6905   9  347 WFJ4T0 HHC 158 AHB      VIETNAM                     RVN     
6906  74  421 WFJ4T0 HHC 158 AHB      VIETNAM                     RVN     
6907  17  438 WFJ4T0 HHC 158 AHB      VIETNAM                     RVN     
6908  95  533 WFJ4T0 HHC 158 AHB      VIETNAM                     RVN     
6909  46  579 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6910  56  635 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6911  26  661 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6912  25  686 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001   5  691 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002  49  740 WAB3A0 A-101 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003  19  759 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7004  25  784 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7005  45  829 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7006  76  905 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7007  69  974 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7008  30 1004 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7009  52 1056 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7010  30 1086 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7011  43 1129 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7012 106 1235 WFJ4T0 H-158 AHB 101AB  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7101 119 1354 WFJ4T0 HHC 158TH AHB    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7102  70 1424 WFJ4T0 HHC 158TH AHB    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7103   2 1426 WFJ4T0 HHC 158TH AHB    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7104  16 1442 WFJ4T0 HHC 158TH AHB    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7105  49 1491 WFJ4T0 HHC 158TH AHB    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7106  19 1510 WFJ4T0 HHC 158TH AHB    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7107  55 1565 WFJ4T0 HHC 158TH AHB    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7108  78 1643 WFJ4T0 D 158TH AHB      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7109  76 1719 WFJ4T0 D 158TH AHB      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7110   9 1728 WFJ4T0 HHC 158TH AHB    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7111  51 1779 WFJ4T0 3 5 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
7112   0 1779 W0Y6AA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM       
7201   0 1779 W0MHAA DIR DIST  TRANS  IN STORAGE SHARPE AD        AVSCOM           
7202   0 1779 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB      LOAN       FORT SILL        LOAN     
7203   0 1779 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB      LOAN       FORT SILL        LOAN     
7204   1 1780 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB      LOAN       FORT SILL        LOAN     
7205   1 1781 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB      LOAN       FORT SILL        LOAN     
7206   0 1781 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB      LOAN       FORT SILL        LOAN     
7207  19 1800 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7208   0 1800 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7209   0 1800 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7210   0 1800 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7211   2 1802 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7212  11 1813 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7301   2 1815 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7302  17 1832 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7303   8 1840 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7304  33 1873 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7305   5 1878 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7306   5 1883 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7307  19 1902 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7308  21 1923 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7309   6 1929 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7310   4 1933 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7311   4 1937 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7312  12 1949 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7401   1 1950 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7402   0 1950 WXE9AA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7403   0 1950 WXE998                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7404   0 1950 WXE998                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7405  20 1970 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7406  11 1981 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7410   0 2018 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7411  11 2029 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7412  24 2053 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7501  11 2064 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7502   8 2072 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7503  12 2084 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7504   5 2089 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7505  26 2115 WQ1FAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7506  28 2143 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7507  22 2165 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7508  23 2188 W7QTAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7509   7 2195 W7QTAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7510   9 2204 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7511  23 2227 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI
7512   6 2233 WQLFAA                  NAT GUARD                   NAT GDZI

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