Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-23G tail number 62-03793
Date: 06/01/1967
Incident number: 670601051ACD Accident case number: 670601051 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 25 INF DIV
Number killed in accident = 3 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 2
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Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P WO1 SIMPSON JAMES R KIA
OB MAJ COATS WILLIAM G KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
X2 NO NAME, UNK, A
Accident Summary:
Aircraft apparently crashed in a level attitude. It burned on impact. The incident was caused by a failure of the rotor control blade spar tube due to fatigue. Cuff assembly
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