Narrative:
Crashed after an explosion in the cargo hold near the main wing spar.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 19 March 1973 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-15-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Air Vietnam |
| Registration: | XV-NUI |
| MSN: | 22174 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 53 / Occupants: 53 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 58 / Occupants: 58 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) S of Buon Me Thuot (Ban Me Thuot)-Phung-Duc Airport (BMV) ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Buon Me Thuot (Ban Me Thuot)-Phung-Duc Airport (BMV/VVBM), Vietnam |
Crashed after an explosion in the cargo hold near the main wing spar.
Classification:
SabotageLoss of control
Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAAPhotos
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Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Buon Me Thuot (Ban Me Thuot)-Phung-Duc Airport as the crow flies is 259 km (162 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Buon Me Thuot (Ban Me Thuot)-Phung-Duc Airport as the crow flies is 259 km (162 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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Douglas DC-4
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- 173rd fatal accident
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