Qu<U+1EA3>ng Ngãi – Saigon

On September 16, 1965 at 12:00 AM, Qu<U+1EA3>ng Ngãi – Saigon experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Air Vietnam, with the event recorded near Qu<U+1EA3>ng Ngãi Ð<U+1ED3>ng Nai Province.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

39 people were known to be on board, 39 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 35, passenger fatalities: 35, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. Shortly after takeoff from Qu<U+1EA3>ng Ngãi Airport, while climbing, the airplane was shot down by ground fire and crashed 11 km northeast of the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while 38 other occupants were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from his injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration XV-NIC, MSN 20301, year of manufacture 1944.