Crash of a De Havilland C-7B Caribou in Duc Phô: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
62-4161
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
99
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While approaching a US special Army Forces camp, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by a US 155 mm howitzer. The tail was torn off and out of control, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Alan Eugene Hendrickson,
Cpt John Dudley Wiley,
T/Sgt Zane AUbry Carter.
Probable cause:
Shot down by friendly fire.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-7-FA Provider in Gia Vuc: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0630
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Đà Nẵng - Đà Nẵng
MSN:
20079
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying at a height of 150 feet on a supply mission, the airplane was hit by enemy artillery and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Everett Edward Foster,
Maj Allan Julius Stearns,
Maj Donald Thomas Steinbrunner,
S/Sgt Irvin Grant Weyandt,
Sgt Le Tan Bo.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130B Hercules in Saigon: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
58-0737
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nha Trang - Saigon
MSN:
3534
YOM:
1959
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While approaching Saigon-Tan Son Nhat Airport, the crew was vectored around an artillery firing zone. However, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion 19 km east of the airport, killing all 10 occupants.
Crew:
Cpt Jerome Frank Starkweather,
Cpt Rafael L. Rivera-Balaguer,
Cpt Richard W. Podell,
S/Sgt Ricky Lynn Herndon,
S/Sgt Ira Edward Scott,
S/Sgt William Everett Tyree,
1st Lt Richard A. Gray,
SP5 Andrew Harry Shimp,
SP5 Frank Richard Ragusa,
SP4 Craig Ray Schoenbaum.
Probable cause:
Structural failure of both wings which detached while on approach for undetermined reason.

Crash of a Dornier DO.28A-1 near Mahaxay: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XW-PCG
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3026
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions with heavy rain falls. The pilot apparently lost his orientation when the aircraft crashed in an isolated area located 15 km east of Mahaxay. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130B Hercules in Bảo Lộc: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
58-0722
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3517
YOM:
1959
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a supply mission to Bảo Lộc Airstrip. After touchdown, the crew encountered technical problems with the braking systems and the captain decided to attempt a go-around manoeuvre and increased engine power. Shortly after liftoff, while passing over the runway end, the airplane struck a small hill, stalled and crashed in flames into a ravine. Three crew members were killed while three others were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed following several explosion caused by a stock of ammunition on board.
Those killed were:
S/Sgt David Glover,
S/Sgt Donald Kannel,
A1C David Chaney.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider in Saigon

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
55-4575
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20236
YOM:
1955
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown at Saigon-Tan Son Nhat Airport, the nose gear collapsed. The airplane slid on runway for several yards before coming to rest. All five crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Nose gear collapsed on landing.

Crash of a Douglas AC-47D Spooky in Hội An: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1967
Operator:
Registration:
44-76534
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Đà Nẵng - Đà Nẵng
MSN:
16118/32866
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While on a gunship support missions to outposts, the Spooky was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in a dense wooded area, killing all seven crew members.
Crew:
Cpt William Hadley Hosea,
Cpt Herbert Charles Rice,
Cpt John Bishop Cabana,
S/Sgt John Larue Brim,
S/Sgt James Lewis Fields,
T/Sgt Guy Joseph Brungard,
A1C Robert Edwin Ruonavaara.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas AC-47D Spooky in Bien Hòa

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1967
Operator:
Registration:
43-48356
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
14172/25617
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Bien Hòa Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane was hit by enemy fire, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed near the airport and while all seven crew members were rescued, the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in An Khe

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
63-7772
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3838
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff from An Khe Airstrip, while climbing, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames. All five crew members were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed by fire. It was reported that the crew's vision was obscured by dust crated by the rotor of a Chinook.

Crash of a Douglas AC-47D Spooky in Bình Thủy

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1967
Operator:
Registration:
44-76542
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
16126/32874
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Bình Thủy Airfield, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and crashed. All seven crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.