Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 24 SEP 1972 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54D-1-DC |
| Operator: | Air Vietnam |
| Registration: | XV-NUH |
| C/n / msn: | 10588 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 13 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Ben Cat (Vietnam)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
The aircraft crashed in a marshy area, 23 miles from the destination Saigon.
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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 Vientiane-Wattay Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 905 km (566 miles).
Distance from Vientiane-Wattay Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 905 km (566 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.
