Crash of a Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard in Zinder

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard
Operator:
Niger Air Force - Forces aériennes nigériennes
Registration:
5U-MAE
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
185
YOM:
1959
Location:
Zinder
Zinder
Country:
Niger
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Zinder Airport. No casualties.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune in Lock Haven

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
128414
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Minneapolis – Willow Grove
MSN:
426-5260
Location:
Lock Haven
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Minneapolis-St Paul Airport to Willow Grove NAS, an engine failed. The crew was cleared to divert to Lock Haven for an emergency landing. In unknown circumstances, the airplane came to rest in flames and burned out. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Boeing B-52G-85-BW Stratofortress off Jobos Beach: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1967 at 1648 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Operator:
Registration:
57-6494
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
464199
YOM:
1957
Location:
Ramey AFB (Aguadilla)
All Puerto Rico
Country:
Puerto Rico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Ramey AFB, Aguadilla, while climbing to a height of 3,000 feet, the airplane adopted a nose-down attitude then plunged into the sea off Jobos Beach. Three crew members who were able to bail out before impact were found alive while four others were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Cpt Donald Foster, pilot, †
Cpt Erwin Cowart, copilot, †
Cpt Taivo Patajan, navigator,
1st Lt Paul Grimm, navigator,
1st Lt Richard St. George, EWO, †
S/Sgt Leroy Spencer, crew Chief, †
T/Sgt Ronald Hagis, gunner.
Probable cause:
It was determined that a life raft stowed behind the copilot inflated during initial climb, pushing him into the control column.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando off Okinawa

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
51-1125
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
33399
YOM:
1945
Location:
Okinawa
Okinawa
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Apparently following technical problems, the crew elected to ditch the aircraft few km off the Okinawa coast while on a liaison flight. All 22 occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DK in Rivera

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
T-522
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Montevideo - Rivera
MSN:
14298/25733
YOM:
1943
Location:
Rivera
Rivera
Country:
Uruguay
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew completed the landing on a wet runway at Rivera Airport. After touchdown, the airplane suffered aquaplaning, veered off runway and lost its undercarriage before coming to rest. While both occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon landing caused by aquaplaning.

Crash of a Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard in Seebach: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard
Operator:
Registration:
120/F-MAFY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
169
YOM:
1959
Location:
Seebach
Baden-Württemberg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and heavy rain falls when the single engine aircraft crashed in a wooded area located on the slope of Mt Hornisgrinde (1,164 meters high), near Seebach. All five occupants were killed.
Gen Jacques Navelet,
Lt Col Bertrand Chaudessolle,
Chef d’escadron Antoine Berlandier,
Adj Francis Petit,
Mlc Michel Jacquet.

Crash of a Douglas C-124C Globemaster II at Whiteman AFB

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
Operator:
Registration:
50-0086
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
43224
YOM:
1950
Location:
Whiteman AFB
Missouri
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Whiteman AFB, the pilot-in-command decided to make a go-around for undetermined reason when the airplane stalled and crashed short of runway threshold. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules at Pope AFB

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
63-7801
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3867
YOM:
1963
Location:
Pope AFB (Fayetteville)
North Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Pope AFB, the airplane went out of control and veered off runway. A wing was torn off and the Hercules came to rest. All five crew members were uninjured.

Ground explosion of a Blackburn B-101 Beverley C.1 in Habulaya

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Blackburn B-101 Beverley
Operator:
Registration:
XM106
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1042
YOM:
1957
Location:
Habulaya
All Yemen
Country:
Yemen
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing at Habulaya Airport, the airplane rolled over a land mine. The right main gear was torn off and the aircraft came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130B Hercules in An Khe: 35 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1967 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
60-0293
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
An Khe – Quy Nhơn
MSN:
3591
YOM:
1960
Location:
An Khe
Đà Nẵng City District
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
49
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
35
Circumstances:
The Hercules started its takeoff roll for the next leg to Quy Nhơn. Just before the aircraft was about to lift off it suddenly veered to the left and departed the runway. The pilot steered the aircraft back onto the runway but it overshot the end, rand own an embankment and burst into flames. Of the 56 passengers and crew on board a total of 35 were killed, cinlduing US, South Vietnamese and South Korean troops.
Source: Chris Hobson.
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