Biên Hòa – B<U+1EA3>o L<U+1ED9>c – Nha Trang
Flight / Schedule
Biên Hòa – B<U+1EA3>o L<U+1ED9>c – Nha Trang
Aircraft
Fairchild C-123 ProviderRegistration
54-0621
MSN
20070
Year of Manufacture
1954
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFDate
September 4, 1967 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
B<U+1EA3>o L<U+1ED9>c Lâm Ð<U+1ED3>ng Province
Region
Asia • Vietnam
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On September 4, 1967 at 12:00 AM, Biên Hòa – B<U+1EA3>o L<U+1ED9>c – Nha Trang experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near B<U+1EA3>o L<U+1ED9>c Lâm Ð<U+1ED3>ng Province.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.
11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a flight from Biên Hòa to Nha Trang with an intermediate stop at B<U+1EA3>o L<U+1ED9>c. While on approach, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a wooded mountain located some 19 km southwest of B<U+1EA3>o L<U+1ED9>c Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed. Crew: Lt Col Merle Deane Turner, Cpt Edward Louis Goucher, A1C james Russell Mayo.
Aircraft reference details include registration 54-0621, MSN 20070, year of manufacture 1954.
Fatalities
Total
11
Crew
3
Passengers
8
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing a flight from Biên Hòa to Nha Trang with an intermediate stop at B<U+1EA3>o L<U+1ED9>c. While on approach, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a wooded mountain located some 19 km southwest of B<U+1EA3>o L<U+1ED9>c Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed. Crew: Lt Col Merle Deane Turner, Cpt Edward Louis Goucher, A1C james Russell Mayo.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
8
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 11
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Biên Hòa – B<U+1EA3>o L<U+1ED9>c – Nha Trang
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Vietnam
Aircraft Details
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