Beschrijving:
Weather was poor with a broken overcast at 2000 feet and 1500 m visibility. The C-123 was en route to Nha Trang Air Base when it struck trees on a ridge at an elevation of 4600 feet (1402 m), some 500 feet below the top. The wreckage was found nine days after the accident.
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
| Status: | |
| Datum: | vrijdag 27 november 1970 |
| Tijd: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123K Provider |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registratie: | 55-4574 |
| Constructienummer: | 20235 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 73 / inzittenden: 73 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 79 / inzittenden: 79 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 25 km (15.6 mijl) SW of Nha Trang Airport (NHA) ( Vietnam)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT), Vietnam |
Weather was poor with a broken overcast at 2000 feet and 1500 m visibility. The C-123 was en route to Nha Trang Air Base when it struck trees on a ridge at an elevation of 4600 feet (1402 m), some 500 feet below the top. The wreckage was found nine days after the accident.
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» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999» 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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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 Nha Trang Airport bedraagt 316 km (198 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport en Nha Trang Airport bedraagt 316 km (198 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.
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