Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 23 JUN 1969 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 61-0965 |
| Werknummer: | 3652 |
| Baujahr: | 1961 |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Katum (Vietnam) |
| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Katum, Vietnam |
Hit by enemy ground fire while at 3000 feet on approach to Katum. The airplane stalled, entered a spin and crashed. It was transporting three pallets of Howitzer ammunition to the Special Forces camp at Katum.
Informationsquelle:
» 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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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.
