DCA67R0001

NTSB accident investigation · Canadair CL-44 · Tourane, VM · December 24, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 24, 1966
Place
Tourane, VM · TOURANE, Vietnam
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N228SWCanadair CL-44
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120564

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0074  66/12/24 NR.TOURANE,VIETNAM    CANADAIR CL-44      CR-  4  0  0  MIL CONTRACT CARGO INTL   CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1915                    N228SW              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANANG
        OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.PRELIMINARY DATA

Aircraft

Registration
N228SW
Reported as
Canadair CL-44
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Danang

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.