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Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Quy Nhơn: 22 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1971
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
22
Circumstances:
On final approach to Qui Nhơn Airport in heavy rain falls, the airplane crashed few km short of runway. A passenger was seriously injured while 22 other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando in Quy Nhơn

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
B-1543
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saigon – Quảng Ngãi
MSN:
33021
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Apparently following fuel problems (fuel exhaustion ?), the crew was forced to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed on a beach located in Quy Nhơn. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Beechcraft U-21A Ute in Quy Nhơn

Date & Time: May 25, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
66-18026
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
LM-27
YOM:
1967
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed for unknown reason at Quy Nhơn Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Beechcraft U-21A Ute in Qui Nhơn: 10 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
18045
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
LM-46
YOM:
1967
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances while flying in bad weather conditions. All 10 occupants were killed, among them two Generals, three Colonels and three commanding officers who were conducting an inspection of the South Korean troops engaged in the Vietnam War.

Crash of a Douglas EC-47P in Phù Cát: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1969
Operator:
Registration:
43-49100
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Phù Cát - Phù Cát
MSN:
14916/26361
YOM:
1944
Flight number:
Prong 33
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Prong 33 took off from Phù Cát on the afternoon of the 8th on a planned seven-hour RDF mission. However, just 20 minutes after take off the pilot radioed that he was returning to base because of a problem with the doppler navigation equipment. The aircraft landed safely and although the doppler was fixed, the aircraft weather radar was found to be unusable. Despite bad weather in the flight area, the pilot was told to take off again but to return before dark if the weather worsened. When the aircraft reached its intended area or operations it was found that the weather was too bad to operate safely sot 1st Lt Knight flew towards the coast to return to Phù Cát. The pilot was guided through bad weather towards Phù Cát by the GCA controller but during the approach, 1st Lt Knight reported an inverter fire followed by the loss of his gyros and attitude indicators. The GCA controller gave instructions to direct the aircraft to the airfield but radio and radar contact was lost during the approach. Search operations were hampered by bad weather and it was not until 12 October that the wreckage was located by a SAR helicopter about 15 miles southeast of Phù Cát. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Ronald Harold Knight,
1st Lt Max Emmanuel Rosen,
Cpt Bradley Rogers Ransom,
T/Sgt Sylvester William Redman,
S/Sgt Elmore L. Hall,
S/Sgt Michael L. Stiglich.
Source. Chris Hobson
Probable cause:
Instruments failure during an approach in poor weather conditions.

Crash of a De Havilland C-7B Caribou in Phù Cát

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
63-9762
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
227
YOM:
1965
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach, the airplane was too low and crashed short of runway threshold. All three crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration.

Crash of a De Havilland C-7B Caribou in Phù Cát

Date & Time: May 7, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
62-4176
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
117
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Phù Cát Airfield, while in initial climb, the crew reported an engine failure when the airplane stalled and crashed few dozen yards from the runway end. All five occupants were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.

Crash of a De Havilland C-7A Caribou near Qui Nhơn: 26 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1967 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
62-4175
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Pleiku – Qui Nhơn
MSN:
116
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
22
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
26
Circumstances:
While approaching Qui Nhơn Airport on a flight from Pleiku, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew was informed by ATC that the airport was closed to traffic because the visibility was below minima, and was vectored to Nha Trang. The pilot-in-command abandoned the approach, started a go-around procedure and diverted to Nha Trang. Few minutes later, while cruising in a limited visibility due to low clouds, the airplane struck tree tops and crashed on the top of a wooded mountain. As the airplane crashed in an enemy zone, SAR could not reach the site. The wreckage was eventually found few weeks later. All 26 occupants have been killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor and the mountain was shrouded in clouds.
Crew:
Maj Thomas Dewey Moore,
Maj William Jerome Clark,
S/Sgt Arturo Delgado-Marin,
S/Sgt Stanley Joseph Yurewicz.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-7-FA Provider in Quy Nhơn

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0644
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20093
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Quy Nhơn Airport. All four crew members survived while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules off Quy Nhơn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
55-0038
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saigon - Quy Nhơn
MSN:
3065
YOM:
1957
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The approach to Quy Nhơn was completed under VFR mode in heavy rain falls when the airplane struck the water surface and crashed into the sea few km short of runway. Three crew members were seriously injured while two others were killed as well as both passengers. At the time of the accident, the visibility was limited due to rain falls.
Those killed were:
Crew:
Cpt Fred Rost Tice,
S/Sgt Walter Otho Tramel.
Passengers:
Cpt David Eugene Benson,
Cpt Thomas James Tolliver.