63-9761

On July 25, 1968 at 12:00 AM, 63-9761 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Pleiku Gia Lai Province.

The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While engaged in a dropping mission, the airplane was flying at low height and reduced speed when it stalled, struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. Two crew members were killed while two others were injured. Those killed were: Cpt Kenneth James Hoffman, A1C Gary Raymond McKendrick.

Aircraft reference details include registration 63-9761, MSN 226, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 13.9860°, 108.0074°.