| Date: | Thursday 23 November 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Air America, lsf United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 401 |
| MSN: | 63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near Saravane -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pakse Airport (PKZ/VLPS) |
| Pakse Airport (PKZ/VLPS) |
Caribou 61-2401 was leased from the US Air Force by Air America, which operated the plane as "401" in Laos. It was shot down while on a para-drop mission near Saravane.
Sources:
DeHavilland Caribou Roster
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