Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16517

The Army purchased this helicopter 1268 Total flight hours at this point: 00000737 Date: 08/25/69 Unit: A/3/17 CAV This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon While in route, this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 035 knots. South Vietnam Helicopter took 6 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 Landing Gear causing Spalling. Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, FLT CONTROLS, LDG GEAR, MAIN ROTOR SYS, STRUCTURE The armor protecting the engine was effective. 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, HUGHS (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty Report. )