Country
Vietnam

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules in Sông Bé

Date & Time: Dec 25, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
South Vietnamese Air Force
Registration:
55-0016
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4043
YOM:
1957
Location:
Sông Bé
Bình Phước Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shot down while approaching Sông Bé Airport and crashed. Occupant's fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Quy Nhơn: 22 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
South Vietnamese Air Force
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Quy Nhơn
Bình Định Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
22
Circumstances:
On final approach to Qui Nhơn Airport in heavy rain falls, the airplane crashed few km short of runway. A passenger was seriously injured while 22 other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123 Provider in Da Nang: 38 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-123 Provider
Operator:
South Vietnamese Air Force
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Đà Nẵng
Đà Nẵng City District
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
32
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
38
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Đà Nẵng Airport, while climbing, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. All 38 occupants, 36 South-Vietnamese soldiers and two Americans, were killed. The aircraft was engaged in a secret mission at the time of the accident.
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