Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 9 June 1970
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 63-9724
Location: Tra Bong –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Other
A CH-54A helicopter experienced significant damage during a recovery operation in May 1970 at Tra Bong, resulting in the aircraft being deemed beyond repair.A CH-54A helicopter experienced significant damage during a recovery operation in May 1970 at Tra Bong, resulting in the aircraft being deemed beyond repair.
Description
Damaged beyond repair when dropped during recovery operation by CH-54A helicopter. The aircraft had been damaged in May 1970 at Tra Bong.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.dhc4and5.org/Primary Cause
Dropping during recovery operation.Dropping during recovery operation.Share on:
