Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 June 1967
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 58-0737
Location: 19 km E of Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A C-130B aircraft, en route from Nha Trang to Saigon, experienced a catastrophic breakup in flight due to proximity to an artillery firing zone. The aircraft veered around the zone before crashing.A C-130B aircraft, en route from Nha Trang to Saigon, experienced a catastrophic breakup in flight due to proximity to an artillery firing zone. The aircraft veered around the zone before crashing.
Description
The C-130B was conducting a series of scheduled logistics flights within South Vietnam. The last leg of the trip was from Nha Trang (NHA) to Saigon (SGN). As the aircraft neared Saigon it was vectored around an artillery firing zone. The aircraft broke up in flight, with both wings separating from the fuselage, and crashed.
Source of Information
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Proximity to an artillery firing zone.Proximity to an artillery firing zone.Share on:
