Douglas DC-6 crash, Dec 22, 1969 (34 killed), Nha Trang K...
Douglas DC-6 accident on December 22, 1969 near Nha Trang Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam with 34 fatalities. Cause: An in flight explosion in the lavatory...
- Date: December 22, 1969
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Nha Trang Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An in flight explosion in the lavatory damaged the braking system, and the aircraft overran the runway on landing.
An Air Vietnam DC 6B flying from Saigon to Nha Trang suffered an explosion in a lavatory that damaged its braking system. After landing at Nha Trang it overran the runway and struck a concrete pylon, dwellings and a school. Ten of the 77 people on board and 24 people on the ground were killed.