Crash of a Beechcraft TC-45G Expeditor in Vũng Tàu

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Registration:
N9521Z
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
AF-99
YOM:
1952
Location:
Vũng Tàu
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Vũng Tàu Airport, the twin engine airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with two parked aircraft, a Grumman OV-1 registered 61-2712 and an U-6A Beaver registered 53-7397. All three airplanes were destroyed and all eight occupants on board the TC-45 were seriously injured.

Crash of a De Havilland C-7A Caribou in Vũng Tàu

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1969
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
Operator:
Registration:
60-5434
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
25
YOM:
1961
Location:
Vũng Tàu
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Vũng Tàu Airfield, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Beechcraft U-21A Ute in Vũng Tàu: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft U-21 Ute
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Vũng Tàu - Vũng Tàu
Location:
Vũng Tàu
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training (transition) mission at Vũng Tàu Airport. After touchdown, the crew tried to avoid trespassers when control was lost and the aircraft crashed. Maj Bryan M. Blackshear Jr. was killed while the second pilot was injured. They were practicing engine failure at the time of the accident.

Crash of a SCAN-30 off Cape Saint-Jacques

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1951
Type of aircraft:
SCAN-30
Operator:
Registration:
F-BFHF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
6
YOM:
1949
Location:
Vũng Tàu
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Cape Saint-Jacques (now Vũng Tàu). Crew fate unknown.
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