| 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)
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| 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
Fotos
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.