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While on defoliation mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed 8 km southwest of Xepon. All five crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Roy Robert Kubley, Maj Lloyd Francis Walker, Cpt Harvey Mulhauser, Lt Howard Leroy Barden, A1C Ronald Kazuo Miyazaki.

Flight / Schedule

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Registration

54-0611

MSN

20060

Year of Manufacture

1954

Date

January 31, 1967 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Xepon Savannakhét Province

Region

Asia • Laos

Coordinates

16.7855°, 106.2896°

Crash Cause

Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage

Narrative Report

On January 31, 1967 at 12:00 AM, Ðà N<U+1EB5>ng - Ðà N<U+1EB5>ng experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Xepon Savannakhét Province.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While on defoliation mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed 8 km southwest of Xepon. All five crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Roy Robert Kubley, Maj Lloyd Francis Walker, Cpt Harvey Mulhauser, Lt Howard Leroy Barden, A1C Ronald Kazuo Miyazaki.

Aircraft reference details include registration 54-0611, MSN 20060, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 16.7855°, 106.2896°.

Fatalities

Total

5

Crew

5

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While on defoliation mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed 8 km southwest of Xepon. All five crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Roy Robert Kubley, Maj Lloyd Francis Walker, Cpt Harvey Mulhauser, Lt Howard Leroy Barden, A1C Ronald Kazuo Miyazaki.

Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

5

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 5

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

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Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Laos

Aircraft Details

Registration

54-0611

MSN

20060

Year of Manufacture

1954