Narrative:
Crashed short of the runway while making a radar assisted approach in fog at night. The plane cut a 300yd swath through 66 thatched roof huts in Binh Thai.
accident date: 24-12-1966
type: Canadair CL-44D4-1
registration: N228SW
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 24 December 1966 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-44D4-1 |
| Operating for: | Flying Tiger Line |
| Leased from: | Seaboard World Airlines |
| Registration: | N228SW |
| MSN: | 31 |
| First flight: | 1962-04-16 (4 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Tyne 515 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 107 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 1 km S of Da Nang Airport (DAD) ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tachikawa Air Base (RJTC), Japan |
| Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN), Vietnam |
Crashed short of the runway while making a radar assisted approach in fog at night. The plane cut a 300yd swath through 66 thatched roof huts in Binh Thai.
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accident date: 24-12-1966
type: Canadair CL-44D4-1
registration: N228SW
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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 Tachikawa Air Base to Da Nang Airport as the crow flies is 3758 km (2349 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Tachikawa Air Base to Da Nang Airport as the crow flies is 3758 km (2349 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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