Nakhon Phanom - Nakhon Phanom

On December 13, 1968 at 03:30 AM, Nakhon Phanom - Nakhon Phanom experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Ban Hai Xieng Khouang Province.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 85.7%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Nakhon Phanom on a flare dropping mission over Laos. While cruising by night, the airplane collided with a USAF artin B-57E Canberra registered 55-4284. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a dense jungle area. Both pilots on board the Canberra were killed as well a six crew members of the Provider. The captain was able to bail out and survived. Crew: Lt T. M. Turner, 1st Lt Joseph Peter Fanning, † 1st Lt John Scott Albright, † 1st Lt Douglas Vincent Dailey, † 1st Lt Morgan Jefferson Donahue, † S/Sgt Samuel Franklin Walker, † T/Sgt Frederick Lee Clarke. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 54-0600, MSN 20049, year of manufacture 1954.