Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 April 1967
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-123K Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 55-4575
Location: Kham Duc Airstrip –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Nose wheelNose wheel
Category: Accident
A resupply flight experienced a catastrophic landing due to a damaged nose wheel collapse.A resupply flight experienced a catastrophic landing due to a damaged nose wheel collapse.
Description
Damaged beyond repair when nose wheel collapsed on landing. The airplane operated on a resupply flight.
Source of Information
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Nose wheel collapse during landing.Nose wheel collapse during landing.Share on:
