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Crash of a De Havilland CV-2B Caribou in Tân Hiệp: 15 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1964
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
Operator:
Registration:
61-2593
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tân Hiệp – Saigon
MSN:
71
YOM:
1962
Location:
Tân Hiệp
Đồng Nai Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the left engine failed. The crew was able to feather the propeller and elected to return for an emergency landing. While turning to the left, the airplane stalled and crashed in a rice paddy field. All 15 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine after takeoff.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-66-DL Invader near Quảng Ngãi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1963
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-34681
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
27960
YOM:
1944
Location:
Quảng Ngãi
Đồng Nai Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route, the right wing failed. The airplane entered a dive and eventually crashed in a huge explosion, killing all three crew members.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right wing in flight due to a structural failure caused by a fatigue of its components consecutive to an abusive usage in situations the aircraft was not devoted.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider near Biên Hòa: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1962
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-123 Provider
Operator:
Registration:
56-4370
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Saigon - Saigon
MSN:
20254
YOM:
1956
Location:
Biên Hòa
Đồng Nai Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Saigon-Tan Son Nhat Airport on a defoliant spraying mission in the region between Biên Hòa and Vung Tau. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the jungle, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Cpt Fergus Groves II,
Cpt Robert Larson,
S/Sgt Milo Coghill.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidences, the exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty.
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