Hu<U+1EBF> - Hu<U+1EBF>

On March 4, 1971 at 08:40 AM, Hu<U+1EBF> - Hu<U+1EBF> experienced a crash involving Beechcraft U-21 Ute, operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near Hu<U+1EBF> Th<U+1EEB>a Thiên–Hu<U+1EBF> Province.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 80.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The electronic warfare airplane was engaged in a radio research mission out from Hu<U+1EBF>-Phu Bai Airport. En route, it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed near the demilitarized zone (DMZ). All five occupants were killed. Crew: Cpt Michael W. Marker, pilot, Wo1 Harold L. Algaard, copilot. Passengers: Sp5 Rodney D. Osborne, Sp5 Richard J. Hentz, Sp6 John T. Strawn.

Aircraft reference details include registration 67-18065, MSN LM-66, year of manufacture 1967.