Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
Estado:
Fecha:25 NOV 1968
Hora:15:33
Tipo:Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando
Operador:Air America
Registración: N1386N
Numéro de série: 22265
Año de Construcción:
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 23 / Ocupantes: 25
Total:Fatalidades: 26 / Ocupantes: 28
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:3 km (1.9 milles) de Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) (Laos) show on map
Fase: Ascenso Inicial (ICL)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico No Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Savannakhet Airport (ZVK/VLSK), Laos
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos
Descripción:
An engine failed shortly after takeoff and the airplane crashed. A wing separated and burned, and the fuselage came to rest inverted.

Fuentes:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker

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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Savannakhet Airport to Vientiane-Wattay Airport as the crow flies is 281 km (175 miles).

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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