Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain while on a flight from Saigon to Da Lat.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 7 July 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Aigle Azur |
| Registration: | F-BCYP |
| MSN: | 9158 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Djiring ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Dalat-Lienkhang Airport (DLI/VVDL), Vietnam |
Crashed into a mountain while on a flight from Saigon to Da Lat.
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Sources:
» L'Écho d'Oran 11 JUly 1948Photos
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Dalat-Lienkhang Airport as the crow flies is 213 km (133 miles).
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Dalat-Lienkhang Airport as the crow flies is 213 km (133 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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