| Date: | Wednesday 25 December 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Cambodian International Airlines, lsf Lane Xang Airlines |
| Registration: | XW-PKJ |
| MSN: | 26493 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phnom Aural -
 Cambodia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Battambang Airport (BBM/VDBG) |
| Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH/VDPP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in a forest on the slope of a mountain named Phnom Aural. Fatality index presumed.
The airplane featured a "CAI" logo on the tail, so the operator may also have been named "Cambodian Airlines International".
Sources:
https://english.cambodiadaily.com/features/oral-history-103990/
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50818245/experts-to-inspect-lon-nol-era-plane-crash-site/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh05HbMyw6c
Images:
photo (c) Vorn Pov; near Bannak; 2011
photo (c) Vorn Pov; near Bannak; 2011
photo (c) Vorn Pov; near Bannak; 2011
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2025 12:37 | ASN | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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