Narrative:
Crashed in a rice paddy shortly after takeoff.
The crew experienced the failure of the no. 1 engine during departure from Tan Hiep Air Base. The crew then turned the aircraft into the feathered engine in an attempt to return to the airstrip. The left wing stalled and the aircraft rolled inverted and crashed before a recovery could be completed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 5 May 1964 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 61-2593 |
| MSN: | 71 |
| First flight: | 1962 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tan Hiep ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tan Hiep Air Base, Vietnam |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
Crashed in a rice paddy shortly after takeoff.
The crew experienced the failure of the no. 1 engine during departure from Tan Hiep Air Base. The crew then turned the aircraft into the feathered engine in an attempt to return to the airstrip. The left wing stalled and the aircraft rolled inverted and crashed before a recovery could be completed.
Classification:
Loss of control
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DHC-4 Caribou
- 307 built
- 3rd loss
- The first fatal accident
- The worst accident (at the time)
- 5th worst accident (currently)
Vietnam- 6th worst accident (at the time)
- 37th worst accident (currently)
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