Status: | |
Datum: | Montag 25 November 1968 |
Zeit: | 15:33 |
Flugzeugtyp: |  Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando |
Fluggesellschaft: | Air America |
Kennzeichen: | N1386N |
Werknummer: | 22265 |
Baujahr: | 1945 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 23 / Insassen: 25 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 26 / Insassen: 28 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 3 km (1.9 Meilen) von Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) ( Laos)
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Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK/VLSK), Laos |
Flug nach: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
Unfallbericht:An engine failed shortly after takeoff and the airplane crashed. A wing separated and burned, and the fuselage came to rest inverted.
Informationsquelle:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Savannakhet Airport to Vientiane-Wattay Airport as the crow flies is 281 km (175 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.