C<U+1EA7>n Tho - C<U+1EA7>n Tho

On November 24, 1970 at 09:30 AM, C<U+1EA7>n Tho - C<U+1EA7>n Tho experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near C<U+1EA7>n Tho C<U+1EA7>n Tho City District.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training flight. Shortly after takeoff from C<U+1EA7>n Tho Airfield, while climbing to a height of 1,000 feet, the airplane collided with a South Vietnam Air Force Bell UH-1H that was completing an evacuation mission, carrying two crew members and 13 passengers, among them few children. Following the collision, both planes crashed in a field, killing all 18 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration 53-3724, MSN 681, year of manufacture 1954.