Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain in the Hai Van Pass in poor weather conditions.
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 16 January 1969 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | 949 |
| MSN: | 20415 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 29 km (18.1 mls) SE of Hue ( Vietnam)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hue-Phu Bai Airport (HUI/VVPB), Vietnam |
| Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN), Vietnam |
Crashed into a mountain in the Hai Van Pass in poor weather conditions.
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» archive.ec47.com» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
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Distance from Hue-Phu Bai Airport to Da Nang Airport as the crow flies is 66 km (41 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Hue-Phu Bai Airport to Da Nang Airport as the crow flies is 66 km (41 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.
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Douglas DC-3
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