Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 December 1963
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army
Registration Number: 58-1690
Location: near Ban Me Thout –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A passenger aircraft crashed into a mountain due to a direct hit from ground fire.A passenger aircraft crashed into a mountain due to a direct hit from ground fire.
Description
Hit by ground fire and crashed into mountain.
Source of Information
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Ground fire.Ground fire.Share on:
