Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 04 APR 1954 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54A-10-DC |
| Operator: | Autrex |
| Registration: | F-BFGQ |
| C/n / msn: | 10341 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Hanoi-Gia Lam Airport (Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Hanoi-Gia Lam Airport (VVGL), Vietnam |
The C-54 struck a tree while approaching Gia Lam Airport and crashed into the Red River.
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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.
