Airlines of the World

History

Geschichte

Aircraft

Flugzeuge

Mishaps

Zwischenfälle

16. August 1954
Bristol Freighter 21E F-VNAI crashed into the Mekong River while on approach to Pakse for an emergency landing due to engine problems, killing 47 of 55 on board. The aircraft was operating a flight from Hanoi to Tan Son Nhut International Airport.

10. November 1965
Douglas C-47B XV-NID crashed into a mountain 19.6 km northwest of Da Nang Airport due to a navigation error in bad weather, killing all 27 on board. The aircraft was operating on a flight route from Phu Bai Airport to Da Nang Airport.

16. September 1965
Douglas C-47A XV-NIC was shot down by Communist ground fire shortly after takeoff and crashed 11 km northeast of Quang Ngai, killing all 39 on board; one passenger survived, but died later

2. April 1969
Douglas DC-6B XV-NUC was destroyed on the ground at Hue-Citadel Airfield during a Communist attack.

1. May 1969
Douglas C-54B, F-BELL burned out on the ground while parked at Tan Son Nhut International Airport.

20. Setember 1969
Douglas C-54D, XV-NUG collided with a USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II and crashed into a field, killing 74 of 75 on board and two people working in the field. The aircraft was operating on a flight route from Pleiku Airport to Da Nang Airport.

22. December 1969
Douglas DC-6B, B-2005 suffered an explosion and hydraulic failure while descending for Nha Trang Airport. After a low level pass to check the landing gear, a nose-high flapless approach was made. The aircraft touched down, but became airborne again after application of reverse thrust. The throttles were closed and the aircraft landed again, but overran the runway, struck a concrete pylon and caught fire, killing 10 of 77 on board and 24 on the ground

30. September 1970
Douglas DC-3, B-305 crashed into a hill in the Hai Van Mountains at 970 m near Da Nang while attempting to divert to Da Nang Airport due to weather conditions at its intended destination of Phu Bai Airport, Huế. Three of the 38 people on board were killed.

1. November 1970
Curtiss C-46 B-1543 force-landed on a beach at Qui Nhon; the aircraft sank in sand and flooded out at high tide. The aircraft was operating on a flight from Saigon to Quang Ngai.

22. August 1971
Douglas DC-3A-375 B-304 was written off at Kampot Airport.

24. September 1972
Douglas C-54D XV-NUH crashed into a marshy area 23 miles from Saigon, killing 10 of 13 on board. The aircraft was operating a flight from Vientiane Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport

12. March 1973
Douglas C-54D XV-NUI crashed 4.1 mi S of Buon Ma Thuot Airport after an explosion in the cargo hold near the wing spar, killing all 58 on board. The aircraft was operating a flight from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Buon Ma Thuot Airport.

17. November 1973
Douglas C-47B XV-NIE struck a mountain at 400 m 20 kilometres NNW of Quảng Ngãi killing all 27 people on board. The crew had gotten lost and flew too low in a mountainous area while attempting to reach Chu Lai, near the crash site. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Quảng Ngãi Airport.

15. September 1974
Boeing 727-121C, XV-NJC, Le Duc Tan, a ranger in the South Vietnamese army who had recently been demoted from captain to lieutenant for the theft of two cars in Da Nang, smooth-talked his way past security checkpoints and hijacked the Boeing 727 XV-NJC en route from Da Nang to Saigon, demanding to go to Hanoi. He detonated two hand grenades, and the aircraft crashed at Phan Rang when it overshot the runway on an attempted landing. All 75 persons on board, including 67 passengers and eight crew members, were killed.

19. March 1975
Douglas C-54D XV-NUJ crashed 16 mi from Pleiku, killing all 26 on board; the wreckage was not examined due to hostile conditions in the area.