Date:	Monday 25 June 2007
Time:	10:40
Type:	Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator:	PMT Air
Registration:	XU-U4A
MSN:	99901908
Year of manufacture:	1969
Total airframe hrs:	35177 hours
Cycles:	25837 flights
Engine model:	Ivchenko AI-24-II
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Phnom Damrey -   Cambodia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Siem Reap-Angkor Airport (REP/VDSR)
Destination airport:	Sihanoukville (Kompong Som) Airport (KOS/VDSV)
Investigating agency:	AAIC Cambodia
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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.

Passenger Plane Crashes in Kampot (AKP, 26-7-2007)

photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH/VDPP); 06 January 2007

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