Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 4 October 1966
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Army
Registration Number: 63-9751
Location: W of An Khe –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 32
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Systems (specifically the radar and power systems)Aircraft Control Systems (specifically the radar and power systems)
Category: Accident
A Caribou passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash while attempting a routine approach to An Khe Airport in Hong Kong. The aircraft initiated a go-around due to radar interference, and subsequent power augmentation failed to avert a collision with Hong Kong Mountain.A Caribou passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash while attempting a routine approach to An Khe Airport in Hong Kong. The aircraft initiated a go-around due to radar interference, and subsequent power augmentation failed to avert a collision with Hong Kong Mountain.
Description
The Caribou was on a routine passenger run from Hammond to An Khe AAF, and the crew had started their GCA approach when the radar operator lost them and told them to execute a go-around. The pilots added power, but it was too late: the airplane struck Hong Kong Mountain and crashed.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.dhc4and5.org/Primary Cause
Radar interference and inadequate power augmentation during a go-around sequence.Radar interference and inadequate power augmentation during a go-around sequence.Share on:
