Status: | |
Datum: | zaterdag 10 februari 1968 |
Type: | Lockheed KC-130F Hercules |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Marine Corps |
Registratie: | 149813 |
Constructienummer: | 3719 |
Bouwjaar: | 1962 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 6 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 5 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 8 / inzittenden: 11 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Khe Sanh ( Vietnam)
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Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
Soort vlucht: | Militair |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN), Vietnam |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Khe Sanh, Vietnam |
Beschrijving:The U.S. base at Khe Sanh was being resupplied with ammunition and fuel. One of the aircraft involved in the resupply mission was a USMC KC-130F Hercules, 149813. The airplane carried a load of flamethrowers and some rubber bladders filled with jet fuel.
The airplane was on finals the Khe Sanh when it was hit by .50 calibre gunfire. Engine no. 3 caught fire and a fuel bladder was hit. It ruptured and the fuel caught fire. Trailing fire, the pilot managed to land at Khe Sanh. The fuel bladders exploded into flames after touchdown. Just three crew members managed to escape the burning plane.
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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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accident date:
10-02-1968type: Lockheed KC-130F Hercules
registration: 149813
accident date:
10-02-1968type: Lockheed KC-130F Hercules
registration: 149813
accident date:
10-02-1968type: Lockheed KC-130F Hercules
registration: 149813
accident date:
10-02-1968type: Lockheed KC-130F Hercules
registration: 149813
accident date:
10-02-1968type: Lockheed KC-130F Hercules
registration: 149813
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 Da Nang Airport en Khe Sanh bedraagt 170 km (106 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.