| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 21, 1968 |
| Time: | 0600 |
| Location: | Near Ban Me Thuot, South Vietnam |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Saigon - Da Nang |
| AC Type: | Douglas C-47D |
| Registration: | 450934 |
| cn / ln: | 16937/34196 |
| Aboard: | 23 (passengers:12 crew:11) |
| Fatalities: | 23 (passengers:12 crew:11) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed en route after the pilot transmitted a Mayday reporting the failure of the No. 2 engine and inability to feather the propeller. It crashed 20 miles from the airfield it intended to make an emergency landing at. |
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