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While flying at a height of 150 feet on a supply mission, the airplane was hit by enemy artillery and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area. All five crew members were killed. Crew: Lt Col Everett Edward Foster, Maj Allan Julius Stearns, Maj Donald Thomas Steinbrunner, S/Sgt Irvin Grant Weyandt, Sgt Le Tan Bo.

Flight / Schedule

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Registration

54-0630

MSN

20079

Year of Manufacture

1954

Date

July 20, 1967 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Supply

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Gia Vuc Qu<U+1EA3>ng Ngãi Province

Region

Asia • Vietnam

Crash Cause

Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage

Narrative Report

On July 20, 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 Gia Vuc Qu<U+1EA3>ng Ngãi Province.

The flight was categorized as supply 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 flying at a height of 150 feet on a supply mission, the airplane was hit by enemy artillery and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area. All five crew members were killed. Crew: Lt Col Everett Edward Foster, Maj Allan Julius Stearns, Maj Donald Thomas Steinbrunner, S/Sgt Irvin Grant Weyandt, Sgt Le Tan Bo.

Aircraft reference details include registration 54-0630, MSN 20079, year of manufacture 1954.

Fatalities

Total

5

Crew

5

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While flying at a height of 150 feet on a supply mission, the airplane was hit by enemy artillery and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area. All five crew members were killed. Crew: Lt Col Everett Edward Foster, Maj Allan Julius Stearns, Maj Donald Thomas Steinbrunner, S/Sgt Irvin Grant Weyandt, Sgt Le Tan Bo.

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

Supply

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Vietnam

Aircraft Details

Registration

54-0630

MSN

20079

Year of Manufacture

1954