Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-13S tail number 63-09153
Date: 06/13/1966
Incident number: F192ACD Accident case number: F192
Unit: B/1/9 CAV 1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was in Orbit at 0700 feet and 070 knots.
South Vietnam
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Systems damaged were: UNK
Casualties = 02 DOI . . Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 0
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
costing 55640
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense
Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, LNNF,
CRAFX, FM232, CASRP (Operations Report. Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message.
Casualty Report. )
Summary: Source indicate to the VHPA that this was the B/1/9th Cav LOH in which WO Smith and his observer died after being hit by ground fire.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 SMITH RALPH R KIA
OB PFC SELENKA RUDOLPH CARL JR KIA
Accident Summary:
OBS BURNED 60 PERCENT OF BODY AC TRAIL AC ON RECOM MISSION GARBLED XMSN HEARD BY LEAD AC LEAD AC TURNED AND SAW TRAIL AC CRASH EXPLODE AND BURN ASSUMED AC SHOT DOWN BY ENEMY FIRE
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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