Status: | |
Date: | Monday 3 December 1973 |
Time: | 12:50 |
Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Operator: | Air Union |
Registration: | XW-PHV |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Phnom Penh Airport (PNH) ( Cambodia)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH/VDPP), Cambodia |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:After take-off, at an altitude of 150 ft, the left engine throttle control failed to operate, and at the same time the right hand engine rpm dropped to idle. The pilot tried to return to the airfield, but as the right hand engine began to vibrate violently a forced landing was carried out in a rice-field.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Aviation News 04.01.1974
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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.