No fatalities

1971-01-13: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou (62-12584) — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — Đà Lạt, Vietnam

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On January 13, 1971, a De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou (registration 62-12584) operated by United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) was involved in an aviation accident near Đà Lạt, Vietnam in flight. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The accident was caused by an error made by the pilot. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A United States Air Force aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances near Đà Lạt, resulting in injuries to all crew members on board.

What happened

An unidentified aircraft operated by the USAF crashed in the vicinity of Đà Lạt, located in South Vietnam. During the event, the aircraft was completely destroyed upon impact. There were four crew members on board the aircraft at the time of the accident, all of whom sustained injuries. The specific flight phase and the exact nature of the circumstances leading to the crash remain undocumented.

Findings

Official reports from the USAF regarding the incident indicate that the crash was the result of pilot error. No further technical details or environmental factors were provided by the investigating authorities to explain the sequence of events preceding the destruction of the aircraft.

Probable cause

The accident was caused by an error made by the pilot.