Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Feb 20, 1974 (3 killed), Hu...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on February 20, 1974 near Huế Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, Vietnam with 3 fatalities.
- Date: February 20, 1974
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Huế Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A hijacker took over an Air Vietnam C-54 flying from Qui Nhon and ordered it to a diversion point to the north. The crew landed at Hue instead, and when the hijacker realized he had been tricked he set off explosives in the cabin. Three passengers died, several others were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.