Estado: | |
Fecha: | sábado 20 septiembre 1969 |
Tipo: | Douglas C-54D-10-DC (DC-4) |
Operador: | Air Vietnam |
Registración: | XV-NUG |
Numéro de série: | 10860 |
Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 69 / Ocupantes: 70 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 74 / Ocupantes: 75 |
VÃctimas en Tierra: | Fatalidades: 2 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | 3 km (1.9 milles) NW of Da Nang Airport (DAD) ( Vietnam)
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Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK), Vietnam |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN), Vietnam |
Descripción:The Air Vietnam DC-4 was approaching Da Nang (DAD) following a flight from Pleiku. At the same time, a US Air Force F-4 Phantom was returning to Da Nang from a strike mission. The Phantom came in above passenger plane and the fighter's left wing touched the right wing of the airliner. Part of the DC-4's wing broke off. The crew lost control and the airplane crashed on a plowed field, killing two persons working on the field.
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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 Pleiku Airport to Da Nang Airport as the crow flies is 226 km (141 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.