Détails:
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.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | vendredi 9 juin 1967 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 58-0737 |
| Numéro de série: | 3534 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1959 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 6 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
| Total: | victimes: 10 / à bord: 10 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 19 km (11.9 milles) E of Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) ( Vietnam)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | 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.
Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonPhotos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Nha Trang Airport et Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport est de 316 km (198 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Nha Trang Airport et Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport est de 316 km (198 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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