Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 11 December 1965
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 56-4376
Location: 32 km W of Tuy Hoa –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 85 / Occupants: 85
Component Affected: C-123B aircraftC-123B aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-123B aircraft, carrying four U.S. crew members and 81 South Vietnamese paratroopers, crashed on a ridge line approximately 1000 feet below due to a spin caused by terrain and low visibility conditions. The ridge line was situated at an elevation of around 4000 feet, with limited visibility between 50 and 1000 feet, and was affected by rain showers.A C-123B aircraft, carrying four U.S. crew members and 81 South Vietnamese paratroopers, crashed on a ridge line approximately 1000 feet below due to a spin caused by terrain and low visibility conditions. The ridge line was situated at an elevation of around 4000 feet, with limited visibility between 50 and 1000 feet, and was affected by rain showers.
Description
The C-123B contacted trees on a ridge line and entered a spin, crashing 1000 feet below. The ridge line had an elevation of about 4000 feet and was probably barely visible with low ceilings between 50 and 1000 feet and rain showers. The airplane carried a U.S. crew of four, without a navigator, and 81 South Vietnamese paratroopers.
Source of Information
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Terrain and low visibility conditions likely induced a spin during flight.Terrain and low visibility conditions likely induced a spin during flight.Share on:
