Incident Overview
Date: Monday 16 March 1970
Aircraft Type: Lockheed EC-121K Super Constellation
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 145927
Location: Da Nang Airport (DAD) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 28
Component Affected: EC-121K aircraft, specifically the engine and wing.EC-121K aircraft, specifically the engine and wing.
Category: Accident
A Fleet Airborne Reconnaissance Sqdn EC-121K crashed during landing at Tainan, resulting in multiple catastrophic failures. The aircraft stalled, crashed, and cartwheeled into a hangar area, sustaining significant damage. The tail section landed on a softball field, while the center section crashed upside down into a street, causing significant damage. One survivor was unharmed, while the other three were gravely injured.A Fleet Airborne Reconnaissance Sqdn EC-121K crashed during landing at Tainan, resulting in multiple catastrophic failures. The aircraft stalled, crashed, and cartwheeled into a hangar area, sustaining significant damage. The tail section landed on a softball field, while the center section crashed upside down into a street, causing significant damage. One survivor was unharmed, while the other three were gravely injured.
Description
The Fleet Airborne Reconnaissance Sqdn One (VQ-1) EC-121K crashed while landing with the no. 3 engine out/feathered while returning from Tainan. The aircraft stalled, crashed and cartwheeled into a USAF hangar area of airfield and broke into three pieces: cockpit and fuselage forward of the wing slid into revetment wall and burned; center section crashed upside down into a street and burned; the tail section landed on a softball field. One man (tail section) walked away unscathed, the four other survivors (center section) were gravely injured.
Source of Information
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Stalled flight due to engine malfunction and subsequent catastrophic failure of the aircraft.Stalled flight due to engine malfunction and subsequent catastrophic failure of the aircraft.Share on:
