Détails:
The DC-4 took off from Vientiane-Wattay at 08:25 for an IFR flight to Saigon. Last radio contact was at 10:32 when the crew reported over PE5 (a reporting point on the G67 airway) flying at FL110. It appeared the aircraft had crashed 25 km SW of Pleiku. The wreckage could not be examined due to hostile conditions in the area.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | mercredi 12 mars 1975 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Compagnie: | Air Vietnam |
| Immatriculation: | XV-NUJ |
| Numéro de série: | 10701 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 6 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 20 / à bord: 20 |
| Total: | victimes: 26 / à bord: 26 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 25 km (15.6 milles) SW of Pleiku City ( Vietnam)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
The DC-4 took off from Vientiane-Wattay at 08:25 for an IFR flight to Saigon. Last radio contact was at 10:32 when the crew reported over PE5 (a reporting point on the G67 airway) flying at FL110. It appeared the aircraft had crashed 25 km SW of Pleiku. The wreckage could not be examined due to hostile conditions in the area.
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Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Vientiane-Wattay Airport et Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport est de 905 km (566 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Vientiane-Wattay Airport et Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport est de 905 km (566 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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