# NTSB OAK68R0001: Lockheed 1049H, N6936C, Saigon, VM, June 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1967
- Place: Saigon, VM · SAIGON, Vietnam
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68R0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68R0001

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: [N6936C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6936C-1970-06-09), registration cancelled 1970-06-09, S/N 1049H/4849 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1049H
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049H](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049h) (registry code 5262122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tan Son Nhut

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: USAF 658 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL RF4C
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tan Son Nhut

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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