Helicopter OH-6A 66-16838

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-16838
The Army purchased this helicopter 0967
Total flight hours at this point: 00001371
Date: 12/06/1968
Accident case number: 681206231
Unit: 114 AHC
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 1340
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W1 CHALECKI EE
P O2 MCMAHON M

Accident Summary:

. DUR FLT IDLE WHILE GOING THRU NORMAL RUNUP PROCEDURES ONE PAX APPROACHED THE ACFT FROM BEHIND HE CROSSED BEHIND THE T/R & INDOING SO THE T/R STRUCK THE PAX IN THE SHOULDER RESULTING IN ICDT DMG TO THE T/R & D/S THE PAX WAS UNINJURED \


Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16838
Date: 740510
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AR900000
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: VNAF (South Vietnamese Air Force. )
Loss to Inventory


The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16838
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 0967.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6709   7    7 9221   BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM    
6710   0    7 9221   BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM    
6711   0    7 9221   355 AVN CO       4TH ARMY   FORT SILL        4TH ARMY
6712   0    7 9221   355 AVN CO       4TH ARMY   FORT SILL        4TH ARMY
6801   1    8 W0MCAA RED RIVER AD     4TH ARMY   RED RIVER AD     AMC         
6802  75   83 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6803 131  214 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6804 167  381 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6805 151  532 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6806 153  685 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6807 116  801 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6808 153  954 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6809 157 1111 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6810 116 1227 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6811   0 1227 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6812 144 1371 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6901 129 1500 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6902 133 1633 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6903 131 1764 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6904 139 1903 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6905  71 1974 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6906   0 1974 WAX7AA 114 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6907   0 1974 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM          
6908   0 1974 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
6909   0 1974 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
6910   4 1978 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
6911   0 1978 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
6912  98 2076 WDYBAA 240 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7001 136 2212 WDYBAA 240 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002 122 2334 WDYBAA 240 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003 133 2467 WDYBAA 240 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7004 111 2578 WDYBAA 240 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7005  10 2588 WCLMAA 56 TRANS CO DS   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7006  10 2598 WCLMAA 56 TRANS CO DS   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7007   0 2598 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7008   0 2598 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7009   0 2598 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7010   0 2598 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7011   2 2600 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7012   7 2607 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVCOM        
7101   0 2607 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM        

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