Airplane Crash - Near Pakse, Laos 12/21/1972
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Pakse, Laos
| Date | 12/21/1972 |
| Location | Near Pakse, Laos |
| Operator | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Type | Lockheed AC-130A Hercules |
| Registration | 56-0490 |
| Cn/In | 3098 |
| Aboard | 16 |
| Fatalities | 14 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Shot down by enemy fire. Fuel began to leak and an explosion tore off the left wing. Two crew members parachuted to safety. |
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