Date:	Sunday 22 April 1990
Time:	15:00
Type:	Antonov An-24RV
Owner/operator:	Lao Aviation
Registration:	RDPL-34008
MSN:	67310702
Year of manufacture:	1976
Engine model:	Ivchenko AI-24VT
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Luang Namtha Airport (LXG) -   Laos
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Luang Namtha Airport (LXG/VLLN)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The Antonov 24RV aircraft was damaged beyond repair when it collided with a building after aborting takeoff from Luang Namtha Airport (LXG) in Laos.
The aircraft was likely incorrectly loaded and/or configured for takeoff as the pilot did not observe the weight and balance of the aircraft in relation to the runway length and environmental conditions.
At V1 speed during the takeoff run the aircraft failed to lift off the runway. The flight engineer then aborted the takeoff without an order from the pilot. The airplane suffered a runway excursion and collided with a building, killing one person on the ground.

Flight International
ICAO Adrep Summary 3/90 (#21)
Scramble Vol.13, nr.05
Soviet Transports (1994)

photo (c) W. Bergemann; Hanoi-Noibai Airport (HAN); December 1989

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