Narrative:
Crashed while on an administrative Navy flight between Cam Ranh and Saigon, Vietnam.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 10 March 1967 |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47J (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 99844 |
| MSN: | 33267/16519 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Phan Rang ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cam Ranh Airport (CXR/VVCR), Vietnam |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
Crashed while on an administrative Navy flight between Cam Ranh and Saigon, Vietnam.
Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonPhotos
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cam Ranh Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 307 km (192 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Cam Ranh Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 307 km (192 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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