Beschrijving:
The DC-4 took off from Vientiane-Wattay at 08:25 for an IFR flight to Saigon. Last radio contact was at 10:32 when the crew reported over PE5 (a reporting point on the G67 airway) flying at FL110. It appeared the aircraft had crashed 25 km SW of Pleiku. The wreckage could not be examined due to hostile conditions in the area.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | woensdag 12 maart 1975 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Air Vietnam |
| Registratie: | XV-NUJ |
| Constructienummer: | 10701 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 20 / inzittenden: 20 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 26 / inzittenden: 26 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 25 km (15.6 mijl) SW of Pleiku City ( Vietnam)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
The DC-4 took off from Vientiane-Wattay at 08:25 for an IFR flight to Saigon. Last radio contact was at 10:32 when the crew reported over PE5 (a reporting point on the G67 airway) flying at FL110. It appeared the aircraft had crashed 25 km SW of Pleiku. The wreckage could not be examined due to hostile conditions in the area.
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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 Vientiane-Wattay Airport en Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport bedraagt 905 km (566 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Vientiane-Wattay Airport en Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport bedraagt 905 km (566 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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