| Date: | Sunday 15 September 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-121C |
| Owner/operator: | Air Vietnam |
| Registration: | XV-NJC |
| MSN: | 19819/516 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 75 / Occupants: 75 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | near Phan Rang Air Base (PHA) -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN) |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
The aircraft departed Danang at 02:12 and was cruising at FL260 when the cockpit crew informed Saigon ACC at 02:30 that a hijacker armed with 2 hand grenades demanded to be flown to Hanoi. For some reason it was attempted to fly to Phan Rang. On final approach, the aircraft overshot the base leg and initiated a left turn, during which the aircraft lost control. The Boeing crashed and burst into flames.
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| 5 September 1973 | XV-NJC | Air Vietnam | 0 | near Bangkok |  |
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Location
Images:
photo (c) Mel Lawrence; Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL); August 1968
photo (c) Reinhard Schmidt, via Werner Fischdick; ?; February 1970
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