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| Date: | Thursday 30 April 1970 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123B Provider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-0589 |
| MSN: | 20038 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | BA Santa Bernardina -
 Uruguay
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Santa Bernardina/Durazno |
| local |
Crashed on demonstation flight. Among the victims Cor Av Américo Gonzales (Commander of Air Base). Four US crew an 13 oficiales of the FAU.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 1 May 1970, p19
La Nacion 1 May 1970, p20
The Victoria Advocat 1 May 1970, p14A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG0e4Jq8LT0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 January 1963 | 54-0589 | United States Air Force - USAF | 0 | Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM) |  |
sub |
| 24 March 1968 | 40589 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF | 0 | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2015 14:40 | TB | Added |
| 01-Dec-2016 16:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jan-2022 14:26 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2024 09:53 | CJT | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 18-Feb-2025 19:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2025 19:20 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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