ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild C-123K Provider ST-3 Tay Ninh
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Date:Monday 13 May 1974
Type:Silhouette image of generic C123 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild C-123K Provider
Operator:Air America
Registration: ST-3
MSN: 20192 ?
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:6,5 km (4.1 mls) S of Tay Ninh (   Vietnam)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam
Narrative:
Air America's Provider "ST-3" was struck by hostile fire, probably a 9K32 Strela-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (also known as SA-7). A forced landing was carried out in a hostile area during which the aircraft was severely damaged and abandoned.
The msn 20192 is unconfirmed. One source indicates that this airframe went to Air America as ST-3 while another source states it went to the El Salvador Air Force as FAES121. FAES121 was involved in a fatal accident on 22 August 1992.

Classification:
Shot down from the ground
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker


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