Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 23 November 1972
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: Air America, lsf United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 401
Location: near Saravane –
ÿ Laos
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Caribou 61-2401 aircraft.Caribou 61-2401 aircraft.
A Caribou 61-2401 leased to Air America, operated as ‘401’ in Laos, was shot down during a para-drop mission near Saravane.A Caribou 61-2401 leased to Air America, operated as ‘401’ in Laos, was shot down during a para-drop mission near Saravane.
Description
Caribou 61-2401 was leased from the US Air Force by Air America, which operated the plane as “401” in Laos. It was shot down while on a para-drop mission near Saravane.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.dhc4and5.org/Primary Cause
Possible malfunction or navigational error leading to a catastrophic failure during the para-drop operation.Possible malfunction or navigational error leading to a catastrophic failure during the para-drop operation.Share on:
