| Date: | Thursday 16 January 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2P |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-70417 |
| MSN: | 1G141-71 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sam Neua Airport (NEU) -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT) |
| Sam Neua Airport (NEU/VLSN) |
The Antonov 2 was engaged in domestic services in Laos since the civil war ended in 1973.
En route from Vientiane to Sam Neua the crew encountered poor weather. They continued VFR in IMC over mountainous terrain. The airplane flew into the side of a mountain, killing all 12 on board.
Sources:
airdisaster.ru
Scramble
Flight International 24 January 1976
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