Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 13 March 1975
Aircraft Type: Boeing S.307B-1 Stratoliner
Owner/operator: Royal Air Lao
Registration Number: XW-TFP
Location: –
ÿ Laos
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
On May 1975, an aircraft, reported missing on this date while on a flight from Hong Kong to Vientiane, was involved in a reported crash-landing in a river. The incident involved a Stratoliner and two crew members, who were subsequently detained and released by the communist Pathet Lao.On May 1975, an aircraft, reported missing on this date while on a flight from Hong Kong to Vientiane, was involved in a reported crash-landing in a river. The incident involved a Stratoliner and two crew members, who were subsequently detained and released by the communist Pathet Lao.
Description
An aircraft was reported missing on this date while on a flight from Hong Kong to Vientiane. MacAlan Thompson reported that a Stratoliner was forced to carry out a controlled crash-landing in a river. Captain Jimmy Lieu and the copilot were held prisoner by the communist Pathet Lao for several months then released about May 1975. Other sources claim Curtiss C-46 XW-PMF (or HS-SKD), c/n reported 22561, was reported missing in the same period on the same flight. Since Stratoliner XW-TFP was seen in the Mekong river, near the Laos-Thailand border in 1986, this is probably the aircraft that “disappeared”.
Primary Cause
Reported crash-landing in a river.Reported crash-landing in a river.Share on:
