What happened
During a mission to deliver sensors to a location near Ban Namm, situated approximately 48 km west of the DMZ, an aircraft was operating at a low altitude. The flight had recently departed from Nakhon Phanom Airport. While in the cruise phase of flight, the aircraft was struck by small arms fire, which resulted in the immediate explosion of the right engine.
Following the engine failure, the plane became uncontrollable and descended into the jungle. The accident resulted in nine fatalities, with no survivors among the crew members on board.
Findings
Investigations concluded that the primary reason for the loss of the aircraft was that it was shot down by enemy fire during its low-altitude transit.