Narrative:
The pilot could not maintain height after an engine failed immediately after takeoff. The airplane crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 27 April 1970 |
| Type: |  Kaiser-Frazer AC-119G Shadow |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-8155 |
| MSN: | KMC-258 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | 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 HobsonPhotos
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