Incident Overview
Date: Friday 12 April 1963
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 56-4380
Location: Nakhon Phanom Air Force Base –
ÿ Thailand
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft wingAircraft wing
Category: Accident
A left wing of an aircraft struck a house during a maneuver to capture a red flag atop a flagpole. This resulted in damage to the aircraft.A left wing of an aircraft struck a house during a maneuver to capture a red flag atop a flagpole. This resulted in damage to the aircraft.
Description
The left wing hit a house while the aircraft was attempting to snare a red flag on top of a flagpole.
Source of Information
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Aircraft maneuver resulted in impact with a structure.Aircraft maneuver resulted in impact with a structure.Share on:
