54-0642

On October 10, 1969 at 12:00 AM, 54-0642 experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Kien Giang An Giang Province.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Kien Giang, while in initial climb, the airplane banked sharply to the left and crashed, killing all five crew members. Crew: Cpt William F. Unckrich, 1st Lt Charles Franklin Burrell, T/Sgt Harry Clifton Shepard, S/Sgt Lavoyn Augustus Jones, A1C Leland Craig Johnson.

Aircraft reference details include registration 54-0642, MSN 20091, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.1164°, 105.2846°.