Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 30 DEC 1966 |
| Time: | 17:19 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-7CF |
| Operator: | Airlift International |
| Registration: | N4059K |
| C/n / msn: | 44926/695 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Saigon Airport (SGN) (Vietnam) |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
The right main gear and nosegear both collapsed during takeoff for Manila.
Sources:
» NTSB File 1-0075
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Manila International Airport as the crow flies is 1603 km (1002 miles).
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Manila International Airport as the crow flies is 1603 km (1002 miles).
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.
