Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 11 APR 1975 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator: | Sorya Airlines |
| Registration: | XW-PKT ? |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Phnom-Penh (Cambodia) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH/VDPP), Cambodia |
| Kâmpóng Chhnang Airport (KZC/VDKH), Cambodia |
The aircraft had taken off from Phnom-Penh for a flight to Kompong Chang when it was hit by shrapnel. The aircraft crashed and caught fire during the emergency landing.
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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 Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport to Kâmpóng Chhnang Airport as the crow flies is 84 km (53 miles).
Distance from Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport to Kâmpóng Chhnang Airport as the crow flies is 84 km (53 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.
