U-Tapao - U-Tapao

On April 1, 1968 at 12:00 AM, U-Tapao - U-Tapao experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-3 Orion, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Phú Qu<U+1ED1>c Island Kiên Giang Province.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 12, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While cruising over the Gulf of Thailand on a maritime patrol flight at the border between Thailand and South Vietnam, the airplane was hit by enemy fire and the right wing caught fire. The crew informed ground about his situation and elected to divert to the nearest airport when the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Ð<U+1EA3>o Phú Qu<U+1ED1>c Island. All 12 crew members were killed. Crew: Lt(jg) Frank E. Hand, Lt(jg) Stuart L. McLellan, Lt(jg) Brian J. Mathison, Lt(jg) Michael J. Purcell, AME2 Donald W. Burnside, ATI Kenneth L. Crist, A02 William S. Cutting, AXC Donald E. Kulacz, AX3 Delmar L. Lawrence, AE1 Donald F. Wood, ADJ2 Edward O. Wynder, AX1 Alvin G. Yoximer.

Aircraft reference details include registration 153445, MSN 185-5241, year of manufacture 1967.