Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 1 March 1973
Aircraft Type: Fairchild AC-119K Stinger
Owner/operator: Vietnam Air Force – VNAF
Registration Number: 53-7839
Location: off Vietnam coast –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident
A pilot elected to fly out to sea due to dense fog, resulting in a crew bail-out. Fifteen of the sixteen crew members survived the incident.A pilot elected to fly out to sea due to dense fog, resulting in a crew bail-out. Fifteen of the sixteen crew members survived the incident.
Description
Pilot could not land due to fog and elected to fly out to sea and have the crew bail out. 15 of the 16 crew survived.
Primary Cause
Fog conditions significantly reduced visibility, necessitating an unconventional flight path to land.Fog conditions significantly reduced visibility, necessitating an unconventional flight path to land.Share on:
