Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 9 August 1970
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-123K Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 55-4527
Location: off Cam Ranh Airport –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Ferry hullFerry hull
Category: Accident
A passenger ferry experienced a sudden and catastrophic impact with the sea during flight. The ferry’s hull breached, resulting in a significant loss of buoyancy and subsequent sinking.A passenger ferry experienced a sudden and catastrophic impact with the sea during flight. The ferry’s hull breached, resulting in a significant loss of buoyancy and subsequent sinking.
Description
Crashed into the sea while on a ferry flight.
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