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| Date: | Monday 27 April 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Kaiser-Frazer AC-119G Shadow |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-8155 |
| MSN: | KMC-258 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 km from Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
The pilot could not maintain height after an engine failed immediately after takeoff. The airplane crashed.
Sources:
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
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