Accident Fairchild AC-119K Stinger 53-7839,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330250
 
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Date:Thursday 1 March 1973
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Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild AC-119K Stinger
Owner/operator:Vietnam Air Force - VNAF
Registration: 53-7839
MSN: 11256
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:off Vietnam coast -   Vietnam
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
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Narrative:
Pilot could not land due to fog and elected to fly out to sea and have the crew bail out. 15 of the 16 crew survived.

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