Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 9, 1967 (7 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 9, 1967 near Đức Phổ Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam with 7 fatalities. Cause: Investigators concluded a...
- Date: March 9, 1967
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Đức Phổ Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Investigators concluded a serious cockpit emergency probably occurred after a radio direction finding fix, but the wreckage was too badly damaged to establish the cause.
An Air Force EC 47P on a radio direction finding mission from Nha Trang crashed about 10 miles south of Duc Pho on 9 March 1967. Investigators concluded that a serious cockpit emergency probably occurred, possibly from battle damage or an engine fire, but the wreckage did not establish the cause. All seven crew were killed.