Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Vietnam: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
F-BSGS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Saigon – Hanoi
Location:
Vietnam
All Vietnam
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while performing a cargo flight from Saigon to Hanoi. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK in Indochina

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
348994/F-RAZF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
14810/26255
YOM:
1944
Location:
Vietnam
All Vietnam
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Indochina. Occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan near Đà Lạt: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1947
Type of aircraft:
AAC.1 Toucan
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Saigon - Đà Lạt
Location:
Vietnam
All Vietnam
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located some 70 km north of Đà Lạt. All 12 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-5-CU in the Mekong Valley

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-12305
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
26432
YOM:
1943
Location:
Vietnam
All Vietnam
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crew was performing a cargo flight in Vietnam when a technical failure forced the crew to abandon the aircraft and bail out. Out of control, aircraft crashed in the Mekong Valley and was destroyed by impact forces. All five occupants were unhurt.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure.
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