ST-3

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°.