Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 February 1982
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26
Owner/operator: Vietnam People’s Air Force
Registration Number: 26264
Location: within Prachinburi –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Northrop F-5E aircraftNorthrop F-5E aircraft
An aircraft was forced down by two Royal Thai Air Force Northrop F-5E aircraft while flying over a rice field near the border with Vietnam-occupied Cambodia. A person was believed to have been killed, and two others were injured.An aircraft was forced down by two Royal Thai Air Force Northrop F-5E aircraft while flying over a rice field near the border with Vietnam-occupied Cambodia. A person was believed to have been killed, and two others were injured.
Description
The aircraft was forced down by two Royal Thai Air Force Northrop F-5E’s in a rice field in the Prachinburi area near the border with Vietnamese occupied Cambodia. One person was believed killed and two others injured.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Possible adverse weather conditions or navigational error leading to a loss of control.Possible adverse weather conditions or navigational error leading to a loss of control.Share on:
