Biên Hòa - Biên Hòa

On May 2, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Biên Hòa - Biên Hòa experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near An L<U+1ED9>c Bình Phu<U+1EDB>c Province.

The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 30.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew departed Biên Hòa Airport on a mission to An L<U+1ED9>c under callsign Stinger 41. While circling over An L<U+1ED9>c at an altitude of 4,700 feet, the starboard wing was hit by ground fire. The captain reduced his altitude and lower the gear in an attempt to make an emergency landing. This caused high drag and the airplane lost altitude. Seven crew members bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that crash 8 km from An L<U+1ED9>c. All three crew members who remained on board were killed. Crew: Cpt Terrance Francis Courtney, † Lt Jim Barkalow, Cpt David Roddy Slagle, † Lt Col Tashioglou, Lt Larry Barbee, S/Sgt Bare, S/Sgt Kenneth R. Brown, † S/Sgt Dale Iman, S/Sgt Ski Sledzinski, A1c Craig Corbett.

Aircraft reference details include registration 53-7826, MSN 11239, year of manufacture 1953.