Date: | Friday 9 June 1967 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 58-0737 |
MSN: | 3534 |
Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
Engine model: | Allison T56-A-7 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 19 km E of Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) -
Vietnam
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT) |
Destination airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
Narrative:The C-130B was conducting a series of scheduled logistics flights within South Vietnam. The last leg of the trip was from Nha Trang (NHA) to Saigon (SGN). As the aircraft neared Saigon it was vectored around an artillery firing zone. The aircraft broke up in flight, with both wings separating from the fuselage, and crashed.
Sources:
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson Location
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