De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Dec 12, 1963 (7 killed)
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on December 12, 1963 near Buôn Ma Thuột Đắk Lắk Province, Vietnam with 7 fatalities. Cause: Never determined; the...
- Date: December 12, 1963
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Buôn Ma Thuột Đắk Lắk Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Never determined; the aircraft flew into a mountainside in low cloud, and an incapacitating hit from ground fire was suggested but not proven.
A United States Army DHC 3 Otter left Ban Me Thuot on a scheduled courier run and flew into a mountainside at about 7,400 feet on the route between Nha Trang and Ban Me Thuot on 12 December 1963. All seven people on board were killed and the wreckage was seen on 13 December.