Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 11 October 1969
Aircraft Type: Fairchild AC-119G Shadow
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 52-5907
Location: Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A fully laden aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure on takeoff, resulting in a crash. The lack of sufficient altitude maintained led to a fatal impact with the ground, resulting in six fatalities, including one Vietnamese passenger.A fully laden aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure on takeoff, resulting in a crash. The lack of sufficient altitude maintained led to a fatal impact with the ground, resulting in six fatalities, including one Vietnamese passenger.
Description
Crashed on takeoff when one engine failed. The fully laden airplane could not maintain height and crashed. In addition to six occupants, one Vietnamese (17) on ground killed.
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