Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider at Tánh Linh AFB
Date & Time:
Jan 4, 1966 at 1200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
56-4369
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20253
YOM:
1956
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a flare-dropping mission, the crew was returning to Tánh Linh Airbase when an engine failed on landing. The airplane went out of control and crashed. All five crew members were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on landing.
