ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46D Commando B-1541 between Phan Rang and Pleiku
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Date:Tuesday 24 October 1967
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46D Commando
Operator:China Airlines
Registration: B-1541
MSN: 33569
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Total:Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:between Phan Rang and Pleiku (   Vietnam)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Phan Rang Air Base (PHA/VVPR), Vietnam
Destination airport:Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK), Vietnam
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:
» Air America in South Vietnam I / Dr. Joe F. Leeker


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Distance from Phan Rang Air Base to Pleiku Airport as the crow flies is 283 km (177 miles).

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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