ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130E Hercules 63-7798 Kontum Airport (KON)
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Date:Wednesday 17 May 1972
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 63-7798
MSN: 3864
First flight: 1963
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Kontum Airport (KON) (   Vietnam)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kontum Airport (KON), Vietnam
Destination airport:Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam
Narrative:
The C-130 had operated on a resupply mission to Kontum. It was struck by 122 mm rocket fire as it climbed away and 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 Kontum Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 417 km (261 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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