Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 1 March 1969
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 63-9762
Location: Phu Cat Air Base (UIH) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Landing GearLanding Gear
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft, identified as [Aircraft Type], suffered significant damage beyond repair when landed short of the runway at Phu Cat.A passenger aircraft, identified as [Aircraft Type], suffered significant damage beyond repair when landed short of the runway at Phu Cat.
Description
Damaged beyond repair when landed short of runway at Phu Cat.
Source of Information
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Insufficient runway clearance.Insufficient runway clearance.Share on:
