| Date: | Saturday 24 December 1966 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-44D4-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Tiger Line, lsf Seaboard World Airlines |
| Registration: | N228SW |
| MSN: | 31 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Tyne 515 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 107 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 1 km S of Da Nang Airport (DAD) -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tachikawa Air Base (RJTC) |
| Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN) |
Crashed short of the runway while making a radar assisted approach in fog at night. The plane cut a 300yd swath through 66 thatched roof huts in Binh Thai.
Accident investigation:
|
Sources:
Location
Images:
photo (c) RuthAS; September 1963; (CC:by)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2025 Flight Safety Foundation