| Date: | Tuesday 4 October 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 63-9751 |
| MSN: | 209 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 32 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W of An Khe -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hammond Landing Zone |
| An Khe Air Base |
The Caribou was on a routine passenger run from Hammond to An Khe AAF, and the crew had started their GCA approach when the radar operator lost them and told them to execute a go-around. The pilots added power, but it was too late: the airplane struck Hong Kong Mountain and crashed.
Sources:
DeHavilland Caribou Roster
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