Date:	Monday 19 March 1973
Time:	10:00
Type:	Douglas C-54D-15-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator:	Air Vietnam
Registration:	XV-NUI
MSN:	22174
Year of manufacture:	1945
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 58 / Occupants: 58
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	UI
Location:	6,5 km S of Buon Me Thuot (Ban Me Thuot)-Phung-Duc Airport (BMV) -   Vietnam
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS)
Destination airport:	Buon Me Thuot (Ban Me Thuot)-Phung-Duc Airport (BMV/VVBM)

Narrative:
Crashed after an explosion in the cargo hold near the main wing spar.

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