| Date: | Thursday 30 November 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-4175 |
| MSN: | 116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km S of Qui Nhon Airport (UIH) -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK) |
| Qui Nhon Airport (UIH/VVQN) |
As the C-7 Caribou approached Qui Nhon, the pilot was advised that the weather at the airfield had fallen below safety minima. He decided to proceed to Nha Trang where the weather was better but the aircraft hit a mountain at 1,850 feet. Visibility had decreased due to the presence of low clouds and rain.
Sources:
Scramble 263
Los Angeles Times (Dec 5, 1967)
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