Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 March 1974
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24
Owner/operator: Pathet Lao Airlines
Registration Number: XW-TCA ?
Location: near Hanoi-Gia Lam Airport –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A serious aviation incident occurred involving a commercial aircraft carrying 15 journalists, including the Algerian Foreign Secretary, on a tour across Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand. The aircraft experienced a sudden and unexpected loss of control, resulting in a crash.A serious aviation incident occurred involving a commercial aircraft carrying 15 journalists, including the Algerian Foreign Secretary, on a tour across Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand. The aircraft experienced a sudden and unexpected loss of control, resulting in a crash.
Description
Crashed. The aircraft carried 15 journalists traveling along with the Algerian Foreign Secretary in his Asian-tour across Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Uncontrolled loss of control during flight.Uncontrolled loss of control during flight.Share on:
