ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332066
| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Owner/operator: | Véha-Akat |
| Registration: | XW-PDL |
| MSN: | 12324 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24883 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 25 km SE of Luang Prabang -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT) |
| Luang Prabang Airport (LPQ/VLLB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The DC-3 took off from Vientiane at 09:35 h for a flight to Luang Prabang. Bad weather forced the crew to overfly Luang Prabang at 10:35 and enter a holding pattern to wait for better weather
The wreckage was found on 28 October 1967 the mountains of Phou Pha Bon.
The aircraft was later found to have crashed in the mountains.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft struck a mountain ridge during flight. The probable cause of the accident was a strong downdraft in the area of the peak where, because of the weather conditions, the aircraft encountered an area of extreme turbulence which prevented the pilot from effectively regaining control of the aircraft and regaining height."
Sources:
ICAO Circular 96-AN/79
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