ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331108
| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild AC-119K Stinger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-5935 |
| MSN: | 11114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Da Nang, Vietnam [South China Sea] -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN) |
| Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN) |
The AC-119 gunship suffered a runaway prop after takeoff. The pilot was not able to control the airplane for a safe emergency landing and decided to head out to sea. The crew bailed out over the sea. One of the crew members could not be rescued. The airplane continued until it hit the water.
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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