Fairchild C-123 Provider crash, Dec 11, 1965 (85 killed)
Fairchild C-123 Provider accident on December 11, 1965 near Tuy Hòa Phú Yên Province, Vietnam with 85 fatalities.
- Date: December 11, 1965
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-123 Provider
- Location: Tuy Hòa Phú Yên Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 85
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A USAF transport descending to Tuy Hoa Airport in rain struck treetops and stalled into a wooded area about 30 km from the airfield. All 85 people aboard, including 81 passengers, were killed. The crash site was in an enemy controlled zone, and rescuers reached it about two weeks later.