Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 27 APR 1970 |
| Type: | Kaiser-Fraser AC-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-8155 |
| C/n / msn: | 258 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) from Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) (Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
The pilot could not maintain height after an engine failed immediately after takeoff. The airplane crashed.
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 map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 0 km (0 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.
