Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 December 1969
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-123K Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 55-4562
Location: Gia Nghia –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight controls and potentially the rudder)Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight controls and potentially the rudder)
Category: Accident
A single-engine aircraft crashed and broke up during landing due to a severe loss of control.A single-engine aircraft crashed and broke up during landing due to a severe loss of control.
Description
Undershot on landing, crashed and broke up.
Source of Information
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Loss of control during landing due to pilot error and potentially unstable flight conditions.Loss of control during landing due to pilot error and potentially unstable flight conditions.Share on:
