Biên Hòa – Tuy Hòa

On December 23, 1970 at 12:00 AM, Biên Hòa – Tuy Hòa experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near Tuy Hòa Phú Yên Province.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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 aircraft was returning from Tuy Hòa from a Special Forces mission to Biên Hòa and had already radioed Tuy Hòa tower that it was 15 miles south for a landing. This radio call was the last thing heard from the aircraft. Witnesses testified that the aircraft was seen burning in flight and impacted into the South China Sea in two parts about eight miles south of Tuy Hoa. Neither the aircraft nor the remains of three crew members have been recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration 55-3298, MSN 153, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 13.0950°, 109.2992°.