Narrative:
An engine failed shortly after takeoff and the airplane crashed. A wing separated and burned, and the fuselage came to rest inverted.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 25 November 1968 |
| Time: | 15:33 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | N1386N |
| MSN: | 22265 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 25 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 28 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) from Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) ( Laos)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK/VLSK), Laos |
| Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
An engine failed shortly after takeoff and the airplane crashed. A wing separated and burned, and the fuselage came to rest inverted.
Sources:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. LeekerPhotos
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Distance from Savannakhet Airport to Vientiane-Wattay Airport as the crow flies is 281 km (175 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Savannakhet Airport to Vientiane-Wattay Airport as the crow flies is 281 km (175 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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Curtiss C-46
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- 263rd fatal accident
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