Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider near Tây Ninh

Date & Time: May 13, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-123 Provider
Operator:
Registration:
ST-3
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
20192
YOM:
1955
Location:
Tây Ninh
Tây Ninh Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route to Saigon on a cargo flight, the airplane was hit by a SAM-7 missile. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a prairie located 6,5 km south of Tây Ninh. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a SAM-7 missile.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Tây Ninh

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1968 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
62-1861
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Katum - Tuy Hòa
MSN:
3825
YOM:
1963
Location:
Tây Ninh
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Katum Airfield, the airplane was hit by enemy fire. The pilot decided to divert to Tây Ninh Airfield for an emergency landing when the engine number one caught fire. It was shot down and its propeller was feathered. Upon landing, the left wing was on fire and the left main gear still retracted. The airplane came to rest and was later destroyed by fire while all five crew members escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Shut down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130B Hercules in Tây Ninh

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
60-0307
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3618
YOM:
1961
Location:
Tây Ninh
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Tây Ninh Airstrip, while in initiale climb, the pilot encountered technical problems with the flaps and decided to perform an emergency landing in a rice paddy field. All five crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Flaps problems during takeoff.
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