Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 10 February 1971
Aircraft Type: Fairchild UC-123K Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 56-4373
Location: near Phan Rang (PHA) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure resulting in a crash due to mosquito spraying. The aircraft was actively targeting malarial mosquitoes.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure resulting in a crash due to mosquito spraying. The aircraft was actively targeting malarial mosquitoes.
Description
Crashed. The airplane was spraying against malarial mosquitoes.
Source of Information
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Mosquito spraying.Mosquito spraying.Share on:
