Ðà N<U+1EB5>ng – Hu<U+1EBF>

On March 24, 1967 at 03:07 PM, Ðà N<U+1EB5>ng – Hu<U+1EBF> experienced a crash involving Volpar Turboliner 18, operated by Air America, with the event recorded near Ðà N<U+1EB5>ng Ðà N<U+1EB5>ng City District.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Few minutes after his takeoff from Ðà N<U+1EB5>ng Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls due to monsoon storm. The twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain and crashed few km from the airport, killing all nine occupants, among them seven educators and a member of the USAID.

Aircraft reference details include registration N91284, MSN AF-439, year of manufacture 1953.