62-4186
Flight / Schedule
62-4186
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-4 CaribouRegistration
62-4186
MSN
128
Year of Manufacture
1963
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFDate
July 26, 1969 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Phu<U+1EDB>c Tuy Long An Province
Region
Asia • Vietnam
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On July 26, 1969 at 12:00 AM, 62-4186 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Phu<U+1EDB>c Tuy Long An Province.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
5 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane suffered an engine failure in flight. Control was lost and it crashed in an open field located in Phu<U+1EDB>c Tuy. 1st Lt James Fielding Wohrer was killed while four others were injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration 62-4186, MSN 128, year of manufacture 1963.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The airplane suffered an engine failure in flight. Control was lost and it crashed in an open field located in Phu<U+1EDB>c Tuy. 1st Lt James Fielding Wohrer was killed while four others were injured.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
4
Fatality Rate
20.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Vietnam