Status: | |
Datum: | woensdag 25 oktober 1967 |
Type: |  Fairchild C-123K Provider |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registratie: | 54-667 |
Constructienummer: | 20116 |
Bouwjaar: | |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 4 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 4 |
Botsingsslachtoffers: | slachtoffers: 1 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) ( Vietnam)
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Fase: | Taxi (TXI) |
Soort vlucht: | Militair |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Phan Rang Air Base (PHA/VVPR), Vietnam |
Beschrijving: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.
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accident date:
25-10-1967type: Fairchild C-123K Provider
registration: 54-0667
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport en Phan Rang Air Base bedraagt 264 km (165 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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.