Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 2 April 1970
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 61-2406
Location: 8 km S of Dak Seang –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Caribou aircraftCaribou aircraft
A Caribou aircraft carrying ammunition was dispatched to Dak Seang for an ammunition drop mission. Due to initial ground fire reported after delivery, the second C-7 deviated to avoid the fire and was struck by automatic weapons fire at an altitude of 400 feet. The aircraft subsequently burst into flames and crashed.A Caribou aircraft carrying ammunition was dispatched to Dak Seang for an ammunition drop mission. Due to initial ground fire reported after delivery, the second C-7 deviated to avoid the fire and was struck by automatic weapons fire at an altitude of 400 feet. The aircraft subsequently burst into flames and crashed.
Description
Two Caribou planes were sent to Dak Seang on an ammunition drop mission. Because the first aircraft reported ground fire after delivering its load, the second C-7 made a left-hand turn to try to avoid the ground fire but was hit by automatic weapons fire at an altitude of 400 feet. The Caribou flew off to the south, possibly trying to make for Dak To, but it burst into flames and crashed.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc4and5.org/, http://www.c-7acaribou.com/, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1857801156/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=aviationsafetyne&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1857801156http://www.dhc4and5.org/, http://www.c-7acaribou.com/, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1857801156/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=aviationsafetyne&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1857801156Primary Cause
Initial ground fire reported after load delivery.Initial ground fire reported after load delivery.Share on:
