Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 26 July 1969
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 62-4186
Location: within Phuoc Tuy province –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in a significant loss of altitude and subsequent crash.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in a significant loss of altitude and subsequent crash.
Description
Crashed after engine failure.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.dhc4and5.org/Primary Cause
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