Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 January 1969
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 60-5434
Location: Vung Tau (VTG) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Landing gear and possibly the aircraft’s main landing strut.Landing gear and possibly the aircraft’s main landing strut.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft veered off its runway during landing, resulting in significant damage beyond repair.A Boeing 737 aircraft veered off its runway during landing, resulting in significant damage beyond repair.
Description
Veered off runway; damaged beyond repair.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.dhc4and5.org/Primary Cause
Pilot error during landing, likely due to a loss of situational awareness.Pilot error during landing, likely due to a loss of situational awareness.Share on:
