| Date: | Friday 14 January 1966 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | B-929 |
| MSN: | 19496 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | 18 km N of Vi Thanh -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
| Vi Thanh Airstrip |
The Douglas C-47 was shot down by Viet Cong. The plane crash-landed and was destroyed by ground fire. All three on board survived the crash, but the pilot and co-pilot were executed by the Viet Cong, and the kicker was interned.
Sources:
The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
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