F-BESS

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

  • April 16, 1953Accident

    The aircraft was performing an ambulance flight from Hanoi-Gia Lâm to Sơn La-Nà Sản Airport, carrying 27 wounded soldiers and a crew of three. Shortly after takeoff from Gia Lâm Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane banked left and crashed in a huge explosion. All 30 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): The loss of control was due to the failure of the left wing shortly after rotation.

    Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 30 fatalities