Narrative:
Lao Aviation flight 703 departed Vientiane at 10:48 (local time) and headed for Sam Neua. At 12:02 the pilot informed the Sam Neua airport control tower of their position and at 12:12 the control tower lost contact with the pilot. It appeared that the plane had crashed in mountainous area in bad weather.
» Xinhua
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 19 October 2000 |
| Time: | 12:12 |
| Type: |  Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II |
| Operator: | Lao Aviation |
| Registration: | RDPL-34130 |
| MSN: | 0086 |
| First flight: | 1994 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 12 km (7.5 mls) from Sam Neua ( Laos)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
| Sam Neua Airport (NEU/VLSN), Laos | |
| Flightnumber: | 703 |
Lao Aviation flight 703 departed Vientiane at 10:48 (local time) and headed for Sam Neua. At 12:02 the pilot informed the Sam Neua airport control tower of their position and at 12:12 the control tower lost contact with the pilot. It appeared that the plane had crashed in mountainous area in bad weather.
Sources:
» Tommy Maurer» Xinhua
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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 Vientiane-Wattay Airport to Sam Neua Airport as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Vientiane-Wattay Airport to Sam Neua Airport as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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