De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Aug 17, 1967 (4 killed)

De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on August 17, 1967 near Pleiku Gia Lai Province, Vietnam with 4 fatalities.

On 17 August 1967 a US Army de Havilland Otter was approaching Pleiku Airport from the south in poor weather with low clouds and rain showers. It struck trees on Mt Dragon about 13 km south of the airport and burned. The wreckage was not located until 7 September, and all four occupants were killed.

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