Helicopter 68-16022

Information on U.S. Army helicopter CH-47C tail number 68-16022
The Army purchased this helicopter 1069
Total flight hours at this point: 00000222
Date: 04/06/70
Unit: 213 ASHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED
This was an Unknown mission for Unknown
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 3500 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. (12.7MM)
Systems damaged were: UNK
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: Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter CH-47C tail number 68-16022
The Army purchased this helicopter 1069
Total flight hours at this point: 00000291
Date: 06/25/70
Unit: 213 ASHC
This was a Accident incident.
Cambodia
UTM grid coordinates: XU434139
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-16022
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 1069.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6910   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
6911   1    1 W0MAAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN MAINT   NEW CUMBRLND AD  AVCOM            
6912   0    1 W0MAAA DIR FOR MAINT    1ST ARMY   NEW CUMBERLAND   AVCOM            
7001   1    2 WDFHAA HHC 520T BN34GP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7002  90   92 WDQLAA 213 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7003  75  167 WDQLAA 213 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7004  55  222 WDQLAA 213 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7005  69  291 WDLQAA 213 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN

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