Beschrijving:
About fifteen minutes after takeoff from Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport, while flying at 15000 feet, an explosion occurred in the galley of the airplane. Two passengers and a stewardess were injured.
The Boeing 727 returned safely to Bangkok.
Initially it was thought a bomb had exploded in the galley. A preliminary investigation by Royal Thai Air Force personnel however showed it was a mechanical defect in a galley broiler that caused the explosion.
» Beaver County Times - Sep 10, 1973
» Thai Aviation History website
» Flight International 20-9-1973
| Status: | |
| Datum: | woensdag 5 september 1973 |
| Tijd: | 17:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-121C |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Air Vietnam |
| Registratie: | XV-NJC |
| Constructienummer: | 19819/516 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1968-01-04 (5 years 8 months) |
| Motoren: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 54 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 62 |
| Schade: | Groot |
| Gevolgen: | Repaired |
| Plaats: | nabij Bangkok ( Thailand)
|
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
About fifteen minutes after takeoff from Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport, while flying at 15000 feet, an explosion occurred in the galley of the airplane. Two passengers and a stewardess were injured.
The Boeing 727 returned safely to Bangkok.
Initially it was thought a bomb had exploded in the galley. A preliminary investigation by Royal Thai Air Force personnel however showed it was a mechanical defect in a galley broiler that caused the explosion.
Bronnen:
» The Telegraph - Sep 5, 1973» Beaver County Times - Sep 10, 1973
» Thai Aviation History website
» Flight International 20-9-1973
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport en Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport bedraagt 737 km (461 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
De afstand tussen Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport en Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport bedraagt 737 km (461 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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