Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 29 APR 1975 |
| Type: | Douglas VC-47A |
| Operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | 084 |
| C/n / msn: | 13900/25345 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | U-Tapao Airport (UTP) (Thailand)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| U-Tapao Airport (UTP/VTBU), Thailand |
The Dakota escaped from Saigon on 29 April 75 when the city was taken by the Viet Cong. The plane crash-landed at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Base.
Sources:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to U-Tapao Airport as the crow flies is 645 km (403 miles).
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to U-Tapao Airport as the crow flies is 645 km (403 miles).
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.
