52-5935
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- June 6, 1970Accident
En route on a night gunship mission, the captain informed ground that he lost a propeller blade on the left engine. He elected to return to Đà Nẵng Airport but eventually decided to continue over the South China Sea where all 10 crew members abandoned the aircraft that crashed into the sea. Nine occupants were found alive while the body of the 10th crew member (T/Sgt Clyde Douglas Alloway) was not recovered. Probable cause (official findings): Lost of propeller blade in flight.