Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 January 1966
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 61-0972
Location: ca 5 km E of Pleiku Airport (PXU) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A Lockheed C-130B Hercules transport plane crashed while on approach to Pleiku Airport (PXU) in Vietnam, resulting in the deaths of all five crew members. The aircraft was carrying 30,000 pounds of bomb detonators during a dawn resupply mission.A Lockheed C-130B Hercules transport plane crashed while on approach to Pleiku Airport (PXU) in Vietnam, resulting in the deaths of all five crew members. The aircraft was carrying 30,000 pounds of bomb detonators during a dawn resupply mission.
Description
A Lockheed C-130B Hercules transport plane, serial 61-0972, was destroyed when it crashed while on approach to Pleiku Airport (PXU), Vietnam. All five crew members were killed. The airplane was operating on a dawn resupply mission carrying 30,000 pounds of bomb detonators. The crew were flying a straight-in approach when it was hit by ground fire at an altitude of approx. 1200 feet some 3 to 4 miles from the airport.
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