Beschrijving:
Vietnam Airlines flight VN815, a Tupolev 134, impacted terrain short of the runway while attempting to land at Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport, Cambodia in inclement weather conditions. A one-year old baby boy survived the accident.
Minutes before the crash, a slight drizzle had turned into a heavy downpour. Yet, the captain failed to act upon warnings from the flight engineer and first officer that the plane was flying too low. Instead he ordered the crew to look for the runway.
"Don't see, don't see, captain! Turn back," the first officer responded. The aircraft then struck the palm tree. The captain then initiated an attempt to abort the approach. This failed as the aircraft struck several palm trees, damaging the left wing. The aircraft crashed into rice fields about 300 m short of the runway.
» ICAO Adrep
accident date: 03-09-1997
type: Tupolev Tu-134B-3
registration: VN-A120
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Datum: | woensdag 3 september 1997 |
| Tijd: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134B-3 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Vietnam Airlines |
| Registratie: | VN-A120 |
| Constructienummer: | 66360 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1984 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 11723 |
| Aantal vluchten: | 8209 |
| Motoren: | 2 Soloviev D-30-III |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 59 / inzittenden: 60 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 65 / inzittenden: 66 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH) ( Cambodja)
|
| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH/VDPP), Cambodja | |
| Vluchtnummer: | VN815 |
Vietnam Airlines flight VN815, a Tupolev 134, impacted terrain short of the runway while attempting to land at Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport, Cambodia in inclement weather conditions. A one-year old baby boy survived the accident.
Minutes before the crash, a slight drizzle had turned into a heavy downpour. Yet, the captain failed to act upon warnings from the flight engineer and first officer that the plane was flying too low. Instead he ordered the crew to look for the runway.
"Don't see, don't see, captain! Turn back," the first officer responded. The aircraft then struck the palm tree. The captain then initiated an attempt to abort the approach. This failed as the aircraft struck several palm trees, damaging the left wing. The aircraft crashed into rice fields about 300 m short of the runway.
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» Flight International 3-9 June 1998 (p.12)» ICAO Adrep
Foto's
accident date: 03-09-1997
type: Tupolev Tu-134B-3
registration: VN-A120
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport en Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport bedraagt 212 km (133 miles).
De afstand tussen Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport en Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport bedraagt 212 km (133 miles).
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