- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 16, 1970
Time: 1130
Location: Near Da Nang, South Vietnam
Operator: Military - U.S. Navy
Flight #: ?
Route: Taiwan - Da Nang
AC Type: Lockheed EC-121P
Registration: 145927
cn / ln: 5508
Aboard: 31   (passengers:0  crew:31)
Fatalities: 23   (passengers:0  crew:23)
Ground: 0
Summary: The pilot tried to stretch the approach to avoid workers on the runway, ran out of runway, attempted a go-around, was unable to gain altitude and crashed into several structures, trucks and a U.S. Navy Jet.
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