ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332092
| Date: | Thursday 22 June 1967 |
| Time: | 21:18 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | Airlift International |
| Registration: | N6936C |
| MSN: | 4849 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6,5 km N of Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL) |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation cargo plane was destroyed when it crashed near Saigon, Vietnam following a mid-air collision with an RF-4 Phantom jet. All seven aboard the Super Constellation were killed. Both Phantom crew members ejected safely.
The Super Constellation operated on a mail flight from Manila (MNL), Philippines to Saigon (SGN), Vietnam. The Phantom jet was a Lockheed RF-4C Phantom II (65-0861) operated by the US Air Force.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
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