Narrative:
The Boeing Stratoliner departed Saigon at 03:40 GMT for an IFR flight to Vientiane. At 04:10 GMT the aircraft returned to Saigon with the no. 4 engine shut down. A runway 25 overshoot was made due to suddenly deteriorating weather (visibility declining from 500-1000 m to 50-80 m). A violent squall blew the plane to the right causing it to strike the ground and crash.
» Boeing S-307/C-75 Stratoliner production list / G. Goodall
accident date: 22-05-1961
type: Boeing S.307 Stratoliner
registration: F-BHHR
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 22 May 1961 |
| Time: | 04:48 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing S.307 Stratoliner |
| Operator: | Aigle Azur Extrême Orient |
| Registration: | F-BHHR |
| MSN: | 1995 |
| First flight: | 1939-05-19 (22 years ) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Saigon-Tan-Son-Nhat Airport (SGN) ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
The Boeing Stratoliner departed Saigon at 03:40 GMT for an IFR flight to Vientiane. At 04:10 GMT the aircraft returned to Saigon with the no. 4 engine shut down. A runway 25 overshoot was made due to suddenly deteriorating weather (visibility declining from 500-1000 m to 50-80 m). A violent squall blew the plane to the right causing it to strike the ground and crash.
Sources:
» Air Pictorial 2/66 p.56,10/65 p.355» Boeing S-307/C-75 Stratoliner production list / G. Goodall
Photos
accident date: 22-05-1961
type: Boeing S.307 Stratoliner
registration: F-BHHR
Map
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 Vientiane-Wattay Airport as the crow flies is 906 km (566 miles).
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Vientiane-Wattay Airport as the crow flies is 906 km (566 miles).
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