| Date: | Saturday 7 July 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada C-7 Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Vietnam Air Force - VNAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 36 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Phu Quoc -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Phu Quoc-Duong Dang Airport (PQC/VVPQ) |
Ditched in sea shortly after take-off due to engine failure. The aircraft was transporting prisoners at the time of the accident.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 9 July 1973, p3
La Nación 9 July 1973, p24
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