Narrative:
Crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 20 July 1951 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Compagnie Aérienne de Transports Indochinois - CATI |
| Registration: | F-OABX |
| MSN: | 19634 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 29 km NE of Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) ( Vietnam)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Pakse Airport (PKZ/VLPS), Laos |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
Crashed.
Sources:
» The Miami News - Jul 21, 1951Photos
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 Pakse Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 486 km (304 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Pakse Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 486 km (304 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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