- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 02, 1969 |
Time: | 1240 |
Location: | Near Quang Tri, South Vietnam |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Army |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Boeing Vertol CH47C (helicopter) |
Registration: | 67-18523 |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 78 (passengers:73 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 24 (passengers:23 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | As the helicopter was taking off in a vertical climb, there was a loss in rotor speed and the aircraft touched down on the edge of a ravine and rolled over causing the rotor blades to strike the ground and a fire to erupt. |
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