Crash of a Fairchild AC-119K Stinger in Đà Nẵng
Date & Time:
Feb 19, 1970
Registration:
53-3156
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11167
YOM:
1953
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Đà Nẵng, both engines failed. The airplane stalled and crashed 2 km short of runway threshold. All 10 occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The crew was returning to Đà Nẵng following a reconnaissance mission.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.
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