Do I have a Vietnam Helicopter Tail Boom, from Camp Eagle, Vietnam

[tinybigsmoke]

HI, I have the tail section of an Army Helicopter, Says United States Army 16212 it is marked that on the top and bottom side, I ran just that number and came up with a web site that lists a helicopter 67-16212 was purchased in 1968, used in Camp Eagle Vietnam, Helicopter OH-6A 67-16212 and lists one fatality from an Airman and the tail rotor. Here is copy of report:

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16212
The Army purchased this helicopter 0768
Total flight hours at this point: 00000569
Date: 03/18/1969
Incident number: 690318031ACD Accident case number: 690318031 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: A/377 ARTY 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Eagle in
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 43900
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P W1 GW CASMAN
OB SFC RACEY KENZEL MEREDITH KIA
Accident Summary:
INDIV ATTEMPTED TO GO UNDER A/C BETWEEN MOTOR EXHAUST & T/R WALKED INTO T/R FATAL \
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998"

The Army Report states it was U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16212, the 16212 match my the numbers on my Tail, but I think I have a OH- 236 Raven tail because my tail has ribs running down like a picture I found of a Raven Helicopter, Some people I have talked to think it is a-Vietnam-War-Helicopter-Aviation-OH-6A-and-OH-58A I think I have a OH-236 Raven because my tail has ribs running down the length, The Army used a lot of configurations. Any thoughts if my tail is the same as listed in the Army incident for Camp Eagle report. thanks for looking , Steve , See pictures
New Question: Have additional question, why does the serial number not have the year with the dash before the 16212, like all other Army helicopters I have seen? It would make identifying this easier.

 

[Buster01]

That is not a tail boom from an OH-6. The ribs and tail skid socket are like that found on a Hiller OH-23. The OH-6 tail boom is smooth and has a different tail fin and does not have an angled tail skid. There were several US Army helicopters with tail number 16212 including a UH-1H 68-16212 and OH-58 69-16212.

 

[tinybigsmoke]

That is not a tail boom from an OH-6. The ribs and tail skid socket are like that found on a Hiller OH-23. The OH-6 tail boom is smooth and has a different tail fin and does not have an angled tail skid. There were several US Army helicopters with tail number 16212 including a UH-1H 68-16212 and OH-58 69-16212.

Thanks for the reply

 

[CATCH 22]

IMHO this is s/n 51-16212 (c/n 392) and it was a H-23B Raven.