Détails:
A USAF Republic F-105D Thunderchief (59-1737) was landing in poor weather on Tan Son Nhut runway 25L when it collided with a C-123K Provider. The Provider was taxiing along the runway to return to the platform. The crew had decided to postpone the flight because of an approaching thunderstorm. The controller had requested the Provider to clear the runway immediately but the transport plane could not be steered off the runway in time to prevent a collision.
The F-105's wing sliced into the left side of the C-123. The Thunderchief caught fire, killing the pilot.
» Jack Dole, Lt Col, Retired USAF
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
accident date: 25-10-1967
type: Fairchild C-123K Provider
registration: 54-0667
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | mercredi 25 octobre 1967 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Fairchild C-123K Provider |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 54-667 |
| Numéro de série: | 20116 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Victime de la collision: | victimes: 1 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) ( Vietnam)
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| Phase de vol: | Au roulage (TXI) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Phan Rang Air Base (PHA/VVPR), Vietnam |
A USAF Republic F-105D Thunderchief (59-1737) was landing in poor weather on Tan Son Nhut runway 25L when it collided with a C-123K Provider. The Provider was taxiing along the runway to return to the platform. The crew had decided to postpone the flight because of an approaching thunderstorm. The controller had requested the Provider to clear the runway immediately but the transport plane could not be steered off the runway in time to prevent a collision.
The F-105's wing sliced into the left side of the C-123. The Thunderchief caught fire, killing the pilot.
Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde» Jack Dole, Lt Col, Retired USAF
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
Photos
accident date: 25-10-1967
type: Fairchild C-123K Provider
registration: 54-0667
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 Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport et Phan Rang Air Base est de 264 km (165 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport et Phan Rang Air Base est de 264 km (165 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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