Flugunfall 28 AUG 1976 einer Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III F-BSGZ - Ho Chi Minh City Airport (SGN)
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Status:
Datum:Samstag 28 August 1976
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic S210 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
Fluggesellschaft:Air France
Kennzeichen: F-BSGZ
Werknummer: 83
Baujahr: 1961-06-29 (15 years 2 months)
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen:
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen:
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 20
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Ho Chi Minh City Airport (SGN) (   Vietnam)
Flugphase: Stehendes (STD)
Betriebsart:Internationaler Linienflug
Flug von:Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam
Flug nach:Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand
Unfallbericht:
A Vietnamese man hijacked the Caravelle as it was about to depart for Bangkok. He released the passengers and crew and set off two grenades as authorities approached the aircraft to apprehend him. The hijacker was killed by the explosion and the aircraft sustained irreparable damage.

Informationsquelle:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA


Fotos

photo of Caravelle-III-XW-PNH
accident date: 28-08-1976
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: XW-PNH
 

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 Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport as the crow flies is 737 km (461 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.
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