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Nakhon Phanom (นครพนม)

Crash of a Boeing B-52G-80-BW Stratofortress near Nakhon Phanom

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
57-6481
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Andersen - Nakhon Phanom
MSN:
464186
YOM:
1957
Flight number:
Brass 02
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Andersen AFB on Guam Island under call sign Brass 02 with six crew members on board, taking part to the Linebacker II mission over Vietnam. While flying over Hanoi, the airplane was hit by enemy fire (SA-2 surface to air missile). The crew was able to leave the target area and to fly to Thailand but eventually, all six crew members were forced to abandon the aircraft that crashed about 16 km southwest of Nakhon Phanom. The aircraft was destroyed while all six crew members survived.
Crew:
Cpt John Ettinger, pilot,
Cpt Lawrence A. Casazza, pilot,
Maj Charles E. Archie, copilot,
1st Lt Robert A. Clement, radio navigator,
Cpt Silverio A. Barroqueiro, navigator,
T/Sgt George H. Schryer, EWO.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Boeing B-52D-65-BO Stratofortress in Pla Pak

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
55-0110
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
U-Tapao - U-Tapao
MSN:
17226
YOM:
1955
Flight number:
Olive2
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The heavy bomber aircraft was dispatched from U-Tapao NAS on a mission to Vietnam under callsign Olive 2. While cruising over Vinh, Vietnam, the airplane was hit by enemy fire. The crew decided to leave the area and to return to U-Tapao when few minutes later, the situation worsened. All six crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed near Pla Pak. The aircraft was destroyed while all six crew members were found alive.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas EC-47Q in Nakhon Phanom: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1972 at 1740 LT
Operator:
Registration:
43-49771
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nakhon Phanom - Nakhon Phanom
MSN:
15587/27032
YOM:
1945
Flight number:
Baron 56
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On approach to Nakhon Phanom Airport following a supply mission, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area near the airport. Two occupants were killed while eight others were rescued.
Those killed were:
Cpt Robert Alan Kohn,
M/Sgt John W. Ryon.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a loss of control caused by the failure of the rudder control system.

Crash of a Douglas A-26A Invader in Nakhon Phanom: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
64-17673
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nakhon Phanom - Nakhon Phanom
MSN:
27414
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While approaching Nakhon Phanom Airport following an interdiction mission, the crew was trying to establish whether the gear was down or not when both engines failed. The airplane stalled and crashed, killing both pilots.
Crew:
Cpt Neal E. Monette,
Maj John V. Callanan.
Probable cause:
Failure of both engines due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Fairchild UC-123K Provider in Nakhon Phanom

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0589
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nakhon Phanom - Nakhon Phanom
MSN:
20038
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
14847
Circumstances:
The airplane was operating over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in southern Laos when its port engine was damaged by AAA near Ban Namchalo. The pilot aborted the mission and carefully made his way back to Nakhon Phanom where he made an emergency landing. All five crew members were uninjured but the aircraft was so badly damaged that it had to be scrapped.
Source: Chris Hobson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas AC-47 in Nakhon Phanom

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1967
Operator:
Registration:
L2-20/00
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
15234/26679
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While parked at Nakhon Phanom Airport, the aircraft was stolen by an intoxicated US soldier who wanted to takeoff. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances and was destroyed by a post crash fire. The only occupant was rescued.
Probable cause:
Stolen by an intoxicated US soldier.

Crash of a Douglas A-26A Invader in Nakhon Phanom: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
64-17643
Survivors:
No
MSN:
28671
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Nakhon Phanom Airport following a strike over Laos. On final approach, both engines failed simultaneously. The airplane stalled and crashed few km short of runway threshold. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Maj George G. Duke,
Cpt Miles T. Tanimoto.
Probable cause:
Failure of both engines due to fuel starvation or fuel miscalculation on part of the crew following a long patrol mission.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider in Nakhon Phanom: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1963 at 1815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
56-4380
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nakhon Phanom – Udon Thani – Korat – Bangkok
MSN:
20264
YOM:
1956
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
After taking off from the airfield at Nakhon Phanom the pilot attempted to snare a red flag on top of a flag pole. Apparently, this trick had been attempted before by other C-123 crew based in Thailand. During the second attempt the left wing hit a house and the aircraft crashed killing all three crew and two Thai civilians on the ground. Nakhon Phanom Airfield in north-eastern Thailand, close to the border with Laos, was still under construction when the accident happened. It is possible that the C-123s were bringing in construction equipment or supplies.
Crew (777 TCS, 464 TCW):
1st Lt Raymond E. Doyle,
1st Lt Richard L. Hatlestad,
S/Sgt Stanley E. Truesdale.
Source: Vietnam Air Lossed by Chris Hobson.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Phon Sawan: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1962
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
02
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
In flight, the airplane was hit by enemy fire. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in Phon Sawan. Four crew members were killed while four others were rescued.
Probable cause:
Shut down by enemy fire.