Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 July 1966
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada CV-2A Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Army
Registration Number: 61-2386
Location: Vung Tau Airport (VTG) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Cessna 172 aircraftCessna 172 aircraft
A Vietnamese Special Operations Forces unit mortar fire resulted in the destruction of a Cessna 172 aircraft.A Vietnamese Special Operations Forces unit mortar fire resulted in the destruction of a Cessna 172 aircraft.
Description
Destroyed by Viet Cong mortar fire.
Primary Cause
Viet Cong mortar fire.Viet Cong mortar fire.Share on:
