What happened
During a mission to deliver supplies to the An Lộc region, an aircraft was engaged by ground forces. The flight departed from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat and was maneuvering at an altitude of approximately 500 feet with an airspeed of 170 knots as it approached the designated target zone.
While operating in the vicinity of the drop site, the plane sustained hits from enemy fire. This damage caused the aircraft to become uncontrollable, leading to a crash approximately 1.5 km southwest of An Lộc. The impact resulted in six fatalities, with no survivors among the crew members on board.
Findings
Investigations into the loss of the aircraft concluded that the primary reason for the crash was that the plane was shot down by ground fire while performing its low-level mission.