Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 May 1969
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-123K Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 54-639
Location: 10 km NE of Bien Hoa Air Base –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
A airlift mission was interrupted by a ground fire, resulting in a crash of the aircraft before reaching the Air Base.A airlift mission was interrupted by a ground fire, resulting in a crash of the aircraft before reaching the Air Base.
Description
The Provider was hit by 12.7 mm ground fire during an airlift mission. The crew headed for Bien Hoa for an emergency landing. The airplane crashed before it could reach the Air Base.
Source of Information
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