Saigon - Nha Trang

On November 27, 1970 at 01:30 PM, Saigon - Nha Trang experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Nha Trang Khánh Hòa Province.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

79 people were known to be on board, 79 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 73, passenger fatalities: 73, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Nha Trang Air Base on a flight from Saigon, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility and a low ceiling at 2,000 feet. On approach at an altitude of 4,600 feet, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the right wing struck trees. Out of control, the airplane crashed in flames in a wooded area located on the slope of a mountain, some 25 km southwest of the airport. Due to poor weather conditions and the fact that the aircraft crashed in an inaccessible area, the crash site was reached nine days later only. The wreckage was found about 150 feet below the summit and all 79 occupants have been killed. At the time of the accident, ceiling was broken at 2,000 feet and the horizontal visibility was estimated to 1,500 meters. Crew: 1st Lt Marvin S. Arthington, Maj Robert Lee Baker, 1st Lt Frederick M. Rader, T/Sgt William Brandon O'Kieff, Sgt Allen James Bodin, A1c Frederick Richard Neff.

Aircraft reference details include registration 55-4574, MSN 20235, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 12.2158°, 109.2046°.