Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Date: | 09 JUN 1967 |
| Type: | Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 58-0737 |
| C/n / msn: | 3534 |
| First flight: | 1959 |
| Engines: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 19 km (11.9 mls) E of Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) (Vietnam)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT), Vietnam |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
The C-130B was conducting a series of scheduled logistics flights within South Vietnam. The last leg of the trip was from Nha Trang (NHA) to Saigon (SGN). As the aircraft neared Saigon it was vectored around an artillery firing zone. The aircraft broke up in flight, with both wings separating from the fuselage, and crashed.
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Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
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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.
