ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331918
| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Lao |
| Registration: | XW-TAD |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ban Napa -
 Laos
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT) |
| Sayaboury Airport (ZBY/VLSB) |
Crashed into the Mekong River, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Vientiane after having contacted a mountain.
Conflicting reports say the airplane crashed after leaving Luang Prabang or that it crashed en route between Vientiane and Sayaboury.
Also, reports on the number of occupants range from 22 to 31 and 37.
Sources:
De Telegraaf 26-2-1968
The Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 26, 1968
Lao Civil Aircraft Register
Location
Images:
photo (c) Denise Vick Benson; Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT)
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