Accident Details
During a nighttime final approach to Pleiku Airport, the aircraft impacted terrain a few hundred yards short of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact. Visibility conditions were poor due to night and marginal weather.
Occupants and Injuries
Three crew members were killed in the accident. Two other crew members sustained injuries. The crew was completing one of its first rotations at this airport at the time of the accident.
Personnel
The deceased crew members were identified as Lt Col Lee Bernard Tate, 1st Lt John Lawrence Banks, and A1C Ronald Charles Logan.