Accident Mil Mi-8T RDPL-34060,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30107
 
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Date:Sunday 25 June 2000
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MI8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mil Mi-8T
Owner/operator:Lao Aviation
Registration: RDPL-34060
MSN:
Year of manufacture:1990
Fatalities:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:N of Long Tieng -   Laos
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Xaysomboune Special Zone Airport
Destination airport:Xien Khouang Province Airport
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flew into high ground in the Phou Phaxay Mountains, 17 miles (28km) from Xieng Khouang Province Airport, in severe storm when it entered a narrow blind valley with a rapidly rising floor. 15 passengers and three crew.

Sources:

1. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001
2. http://www.scramble.nl/soviet-database?view=default
Air International November 2000, p271

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
06-Jan-2011 11:19 krasatpi Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
26-Feb-2011 10:59 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
21-Nov-2017 08:39 TB Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Oct-2021 19:09 harro Updated [Registration, Cn]

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