| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 1 septiembre 1979 |
| Tipo: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Operador: | Lao Aviation |
| Registración: | RDPL-34037 |
| Numéro de série: | 2505 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1974 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 68 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 74 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Repaired |
| Ubicación: | Ban Mai ( Tailandia)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Hanoi-Noi Bai International Airport (HAN/VVNB), Vietnam |
| Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
The Antonov An-26 departed Hanoi for a flight to Vientiane. On board were 62 girl students and 6 parents returning from the Soviet Union. Near Vientiane the crew became lost in a heavy rainstorm. The plane entered Thai airspace and circled the village of Ban Mai four times before the pilots were forced to land in a corn field due to fuel exhaustion. The exact extent of damage is unknown.
Fuentes:
» Soviet Transports» Bangkok Post
» MacAlan Thompson
Fotos
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 Hanoi-Noi Bai International Airport to Vientiane-Wattay Airport as the crow flies is 492 km (307 miles).
Distance from Hanoi-Noi Bai International Airport to Vientiane-Wattay Airport as the crow flies is 492 km (307 miles).
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.
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