Saigon – Vi Thanh

On January 14, 1966 at 07:40 AM, Saigon – Vi Thanh experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Air America, with the event recorded near V<U+1ECB> Thanh H<U+1EAD>u Giang Province.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While descending to Vi Thanh Airfield, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed in an open field located 18 km north of the city. All three occupants escaped the accident but both pilots were executed by North Vietnam soldiers while the passenger was interned.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-929, MSN 19496, year of manufacture 1944.