Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider in Saigon: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 25, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0667
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saigon - Phan Rang
MSN:
20116
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
As the aircraft was about to take off for its return flight to Phan Rang, the pilot saw a huge thunderstorm directly in its path and decided to abort the flight. He was observed to taxi along the runway to return to the parking area and had covered about 2,000 feet when the tower warned him to clear the runway immediately. However, before the Provider could turn off the runway it was hit by a Thunderchief as it landed in poor visibility. The F-105's starboard wing sliced through the left side of the C-123's fuselage and the jet's fuselage tore off both the Provider's engines from its port wing. The Thunderchief pilot died in the collision and the burning aircraft tumbled down the runway for another 5,000 feet. All the C-123 crew escaped with burns, although one of them died from his injuries few days later.
Source: Chris Hobson

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Khe Sanh: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
64-0548
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4043
YOM:
1965
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
During a resupply mission to the Marine Corps based at Khe Sanh, at Hercules crashed short of the runway during a GCA approach and caught fire, killing all but one of the crew. The aircraft was attempting to deliver a load of sandbags by flying low and slow over the runway and pushing them out of the back. The sandbags were needed as part of a major reconstruction programme at the base and had to airdropped as the runway was being rebuilt. The weather was poor at the time with a low cloud base and the accident was thought to have been due to pilot error rather than enemy action.
Crew:
Cpt Erie Lawrence Bjorke,
1st Lt James Randall Hottenroth,
T/Sgt Edward Mosley,
A2C John Herbert Snyder,
Sgt Charles Lynn Baney.
Source: Chris Hobson
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules in Đắk Tô: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
57-0467
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Đắk Tô – Cam Ranh Bay
MSN:
3174
YOM:
1958
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While taking off from Đắk Tô Airport, the airplane collided with a bulldozer. The driver was killed and the crew was able to continue the takeoff procedure and to land at Cam Ranh Bay Airport without further problems. However, the aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Collision during takeoff with a ground vehicle (bulldozer).

Crash of a Lockheed C-130B Hercules in Huế: 24 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1967 at 0940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
61-2649
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Huế – Đà Nẵng
MSN:
3692
YOM:
1962
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
19
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
24
Circumstances:
Ten minutes after takeoff from Huế Airport, while climbing in marginal weather conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (1,850 feet high) located about 10 km from the airfield. The wreckage was found two days later about 150 feet below the summit and all 24 occupants have been killed. It appears the aircraft struck the mountain at a speed of 465 km/h. At the time of the accident, the mountain was shrouded in clouds.
Crew:
Lt Col Christopher Braybrooke,
Maj Robert William Anderson,
Cpt Scott McClelland Burkett,
A1C Terry Michael Rehm,
A2C Ronald Paul Ruyf.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the crew was climbing under VFR mode in marginal weather conditions when the accident occurred.

Crash of a Douglas AC-47D Spooky near Huế: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1967
Operator:
Registration:
43-48591
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
14407/25852
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While flying at low height, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire (artillery) and crashed in flames about 64 km south of Huế. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Van Harold Newville,
Cpt Arthur Raymond Coughlin,
Maj William Whitby Duck,
M/Sgt Charles Joseph Rogiers,
T/Sgt James Charles Krouse,
A2C William Ward Scoville,
A2C Walter Clarence Wright.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider near Bảo Lộc: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0621
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Biên Hòa – Bảo Lộc – Nha Trang
MSN:
20070
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a flight from Biên Hòa to Nha Trang with an intermediate stop at Bảo Lộc. While on approach, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a wooded mountain located some 19 km southwest of Bảo Lộc Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Merle Deane Turner,
Cpt Edward Louis Goucher,
A1C james Russell Mayo.
Probable cause:
It was determined the accident was the consequence of a pilot error as he started the approach prematurely, causing the aircraft to descend below the minimum safe altitude.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando at Howard AFB: 9 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-77552
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
32948
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Howard AFB, the airplane stalled and crashed, killing all nine crew members.

Crash of a De Havilland C-7B Caribou in Duc Phô: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
62-4161
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
99
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While approaching a US special Army Forces camp, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by a US 155 mm howitzer. The tail was torn off and out of control, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Alan Eugene Hendrickson,
Cpt John Dudley Wiley,
T/Sgt Zane AUbry Carter.
Probable cause:
Shot down by friendly fire.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-7-FA Provider in Gia Vuc: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0630
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Đà Nẵng - Đà Nẵng
MSN:
20079
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying at a height of 150 feet on a supply mission, the airplane was hit by enemy artillery and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Everett Edward Foster,
Maj Allan Julius Stearns,
Maj Donald Thomas Steinbrunner,
S/Sgt Irvin Grant Weyandt,
Sgt Le Tan Bo.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker at Offutt AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
59-1465
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Offutt - Offutt
MSN:
17953
YOM:
1960
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After liftoff at Offutt AFB, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height, stalled and crashed in flames about a mile past the runway end. A crew member was killed while four others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The pilot-in-command started the rotation prematurely while the aircraft's speed was insufficient.