Narrative:
The Provider crashed into the jungle while on a trooping flight between Phan Rang and Cam Rang, Vietnam. It struck high ground at an altitude of 2700 feet in thick cloud.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 29 November 1970 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123K Provider |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-649 |
| MSN: | 20098 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 39 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 42 / Occupants: 44 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 24 km (15 mls) SW of Cam Ranh ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Phan Rang Air Base (PHA/VVPR), Vietnam |
| Cam Ranh Airport (CXR/VVCR), Vietnam |
The Provider crashed into the jungle while on a trooping flight between Phan Rang and Cam Rang, Vietnam. It struck high ground at an altitude of 2700 feet in thick cloud.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonPhotos
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Distance from Phan Rang Air Base to Cam Ranh Airport as the crow flies is 51 km (32 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Phan Rang Air Base to Cam Ranh Airport as the crow flies is 51 km (32 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
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- 36th fatal accident
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Vietnam- 8th worst accident (at the time)
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