Narrative:
Touched down 30 feet short of the runway and struck a two foot high embankment causing the main gear to collapse.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 23 May 1968 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123B-8-FA Provider |
| Operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | 655 |
| MSN: | 20104 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Na Khang Airstrip ( Laos)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
| Na Khang Airsrip, Laos |
Touched down 30 feet short of the runway and struck a two foot high embankment causing the main gear to collapse.
Sources:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. LeekerPhotos
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