655

On May 23, 1968 at 12:00 AM, 655 experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by Air America, with the event recorded near Na Khang Xieng Khouang Province.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Na Khang Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck a 50 cm high earth bank located 10 meters short of runway threshold. On impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft belly landed. All four crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 655, MSN 20104, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.6583°, 104.0522°.