ST-3

En route to Saigon on a cargo flight, the airplane was hit by a SAM-7 missile. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a prairie located 6,5 km south of Tây Ninh. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft was written off.

Flight / Schedule

ST-3

Registration

ST-3

MSN

20192

Year of Manufacture

1955

Operator

Air America

Date

May 13, 1974 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Tây Ninh Tây Ninh Province

Region

Asia • Vietnam

Coordinates

10.6673°, 106.4577°

Crash Cause

Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage

Narrative Report

On May 13, 1974 at 12:00 AM, ST-3 experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by Air America, with the event recorded near Tây Ninh Tây Ninh Province.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. En route to Saigon on a cargo flight, the airplane was hit by a SAM-7 missile. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a prairie located 6,5 km south of Tây Ninh. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration ST-3, MSN 20192, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.6673°, 106.4577°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route to Saigon on a cargo flight, the airplane was hit by a SAM-7 missile. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a prairie located 6,5 km south of Tây Ninh. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft was written off.

Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Operator

Air America

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Vietnam

Aircraft Details

Registration

ST-3

MSN

20192

Year of Manufacture

1955