| Date: | Thursday 19 October 2000 |
| Time: | 12:12 |
| Type: |  Harbin Y-12-II |
| Owner/operator: | Lao Aviation |
| Registration: | RDPL-34130 |
| MSN: | 0086 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 12 km from Sam Neua -
 Laos
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT) |
| Sam Neua Airport (NEU/VLSN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lao Aviation flight 703 departed Vientiane at 10:48 (local time) and headed for Sam Neua. At 12:02 the pilot informed the Sam Neua airport control tower of their position and at 12:12 the control tower lost contact with the pilot. It appeared that the plane had crashed in mountainous area in bad weather.
Sources:
Tommy Maurer
Xinhua
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