52-5907

On October 11, 1969 at 12:00 AM, 52-5907 experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Saigon Thành ph<U+1ED1> H<U+1ED3> Chí Minh City District.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 60.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat Airport, while climbing, an engine failed and caught fire. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a huge explosion. Six of the 10 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the airplane was carrying a load of ammunitions. Those killed were: Lt Col Bernard Richard Knapic, Maj Moses Lopes Alves, Maj Jerome James Rice, Cpt John Hooper V. Hathaway, S/Sgt Ellsworth Smith Bradford, S/Sgt Abraham Lincoln Moore.

Aircraft reference details include registration 52-5907, MSN 11074, year of manufacture 1952.