Narrative:
PMT Air flight 241 departed the Angkor temple town of Siem Reap (REP) at around 10:00. The Antonov 24 carried out a scheduled flight to Sihanoukville (KOS). The airplane flew into the side of Phnom Damrey Mountain at a height of 2700 feet.
CONCLUSIONS:
The accident was caused by the combination of the following adverse factors:
1- In bad weather conditions, the flight crew was carried out beyond the assigned flight track to a mountainous area without awareness of its exact position and of high terrain.
2- VMC (Visual Meteorological Condition) descent continued under improper weather conditions.
3- Poor management of the company.
Contributing factors:
- No clear information available to Sihanouk Ville Control Tower of the exact position of the aircraft.
- No evidence provided of recent proficiency check or CRM training of the crew.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
accident date: 25-06-2007
type: Antonov An-24
registration: XU-U4A
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 25 June 2007 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24B |
| Operator: | PMT Air |
| Registration: | XU-U4A |
| MSN: | 99901908 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 35177 |
| Cycles: | 25837 |
| Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-24-II |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Phnom Damrey ( Cambodia)
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| Crash site elevation: | 823 m (2700 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Siem Reap-Angkor Airport (REP/VDSR), Cambodia |
| Sihanoukville (Kompong Som) Airport (KOS/VDSV), Cambodia | |
| Flightnumber: | PMT241 |
PMT Air flight 241 departed the Angkor temple town of Siem Reap (REP) at around 10:00. The Antonov 24 carried out a scheduled flight to Sihanoukville (KOS). The airplane flew into the side of Phnom Damrey Mountain at a height of 2700 feet.
Probable Cause:
CONCLUSIONS:
The accident was caused by the combination of the following adverse factors:
1- In bad weather conditions, the flight crew was carried out beyond the assigned flight track to a mountainous area without awareness of its exact position and of high terrain.
2- VMC (Visual Meteorological Condition) descent continued under improper weather conditions.
3- Poor management of the company.
Contributing factors:
- No clear information available to Sihanouk Ville Control Tower of the exact position of the aircraft.
- No evidence provided of recent proficiency check or CRM training of the crew.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
VFR flight in IMC Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Passenger Plane Crashes in Kampot (AKP, 26-7-2007)Follow-up / safety actions
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accident date: 25-06-2007
type: Antonov An-24
registration: XU-U4A
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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 Siem Reap-Angkor Airport to Sihanoukville (Kompong Som) Airport as the crow flies is 314 km (196 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Siem Reap-Angkor Airport to Sihanoukville (Kompong Som) Airport as the crow flies is 314 km (196 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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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