Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 January 1975
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-123K Provider
Owner/operator: Air America
Registration Number: ST-1
Location: 9 km SW of Nha Trang –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: The 9K32 Strel-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile.The 9K32 Strel-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile.
A Air America Bell 204B aircraft was shot down by a 9K32 Strel-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (SA-7) during a flight near [Location – Not Provided].A Air America Bell 204B aircraft was shot down by a 9K32 Strel-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (SA-7) during a flight near [Location – Not Provided].
Description
Shot down by a 9K32 Strela-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (also known as SA-7). The wreckage was found four days later by an Air America Bell 204B.
Primary Cause
The incident was likely caused by a malfunction or misidentification of the SA-7 missile.The incident was likely caused by a malfunction or misidentification of the SA-7 missile.Share on:
