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NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 1049H · Saigon, VM · June 22, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 22, 1967
Place
Saigon, VM · SAIGON, Vietnam
Injuries
7 fatal, 2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6936CLockheed 1049HUSAF 658Mcdonnell RF4C
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116763

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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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1-0067  67/6/22  NR.SAIGON,SO.VIETNAM  MCDONNELL RF4C      CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2118                    USAF 658            PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  7  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAN SON NHUT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - US AIR CARRIER-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0067  67/6/22  NR.SAIGON,SO.VIETNAM  LOCKHEED 1049H      CR-  4  0  0  MIL CONTRACT CARGO INTL   CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2118                    N6936C              PX-  3  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAN SON NHUT
        OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - US AIR CARRIER-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING            RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N6936C
Reported as
Lockheed 1049H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tan Son Nhut

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.

Registration
USAF 658
Reported as
Mcdonnell RF4C
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tan Son Nhut