Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 26, 1966 (31 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 26, 1966 near Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam with 31 fatalities.
- Date: November 26, 1966
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Shortly after takeoff from Tan Son Nhut, the crew reported a left engine failure and turned back for a landing. The captain could not lower the landing gear, went around, and on a second approach the airplane went out of control and crashed in a rice paddy short of the runway. The left propeller was feathered at impact.