Status: | |
Date: | Friday 8 March 1974 |
Type: | Antonov An-24 |
Operator: | Pathet Lao Airlines |
Registration: | XW-TCA ? |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
Total: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Hanoi-Gia Lam Airport ( Vietnam)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Hanoi-Gia Lam Airport (VVGL), Vietnam |
Narrative:Crashed. The aircraft carried 15 journalists traveling along with the Algerian Foreign Secretary in his Asian-tour across Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand.
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Soviet Transports» Neuchatel Feuille Davis De Neuchatel March 09,1974
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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.