Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 23 NOV 1972 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada C-7 Caribou |
| Operating for: | Air America |
| Leased from: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 401 |
| C/n / msn: | 63 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Saravane (Laos)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pakse Airport (PKZ/VLPS), Laos |
| Pakse Airport (PKZ/VLPS), Laos |
Caribou 61-2401 was leased from the US Air Force by Air America, which operated the plane as "401" in Laos. It was shot down while on a para-drop mission near Saravane.
Sources:
» DeHavilland Caribou Roster
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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 Pakse Airport to Pakse Airport as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
Distance from Pakse Airport to Pakse Airport as the crow flies is 0 km (0 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.
