
Descripción:
The Hercules struck the water as it rolled out of a turn while on final approach to Qui Nhon. The crew were flying a VFR approach in low cloud conditions with rain.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 18 septiembre 1965 |
| Tipo: |  Lockheed C-130A Hercules |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 55-0038 |
| Numéro de série: | 3065 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1957 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 11 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | de la costa de Qui Nhon Airport (UIH) ( Vietnam)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Qui Nhon Airport (UIH/VVQN), Vietnam |
The Hercules struck the water as it rolled out of a turn while on final approach to Qui Nhon. The crew were flying a VFR approach in low cloud conditions with rain.
Fuentes:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonFotos
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 Qui Nhon Airport as the crow flies is 428 km (267 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Qui Nhon Airport as the crow flies is 428 km (267 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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