Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 22 JUN 1967 |
| Tijd: | 21:18 |
| Type: | Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Airlift International |
| Registratie: | N6936C |
| Constructienummer: | 4849 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1958 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 7 / inzittenden: 7 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 6,5 km (4.1 mijl) N of Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) (Vietnam)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL), Filippijnen |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
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.
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» 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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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Manila International Airport en Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport bedraagt 1602 km (1002 miles).
De afstand tussen Manila International Airport en Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport bedraagt 1602 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.
