Narrative:
Air America's C-123K '555' departed Vang Vieng carrying 5 passengers and 13,500 pounds of palletized ordnance. The airplane hit a hill, in the Nammeui valley, 20 feet below ridge line, at 4850 feet (1478 m) elevation in bad weather.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 27 August 1972 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123K Provider |
| Operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | 555 |
| MSN: | 20216 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Vang Vieng ( Laos)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vang Vieng Airstrip, Laos |
| Long Tieng Airstrip, Laos |
Air America's C-123K '555' departed Vang Vieng carrying 5 passengers and 13,500 pounds of palletized ordnance. The airplane hit a hill, in the Nammeui valley, 20 feet below ridge line, at 4850 feet (1478 m) elevation in bad weather.
Sources:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. LeekerPhotos
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