Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 1 November 1964 |
Type: | Fairchild C-123B-17-FA Provider |
Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 56-4355 |
MSN: | 20239 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Magong ( Taiwan)
|
Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The aircraft ditched in the Taiwan Straits while on ferry flight from Vietnam to Taiwan for maintenance. The crew was saved by
fishing boats.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
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Air America: Fairchild C-123 Providers / by J.F. Leeker
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.