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Crash of a Lockheed C-60A-5-LO LodeStar in Phônsavan: 16 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 18 LodeStar
Operator:
Société Indochinoise de Liaisons Aériennes - SILA
Registration:
F-OALK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2603
YOM:
1943
Location:
Phônsavan
Xieng Khouang Province
Country:
Laos
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion. Seven passengers were seriously injured while 16 other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Phônsavan

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
F-BCYI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4502
YOM:
1942
Location:
Phônsavan
Xieng Khouang Province
Country:
Laos
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Phônsavan Airport, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed few km from the airfield. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-65-DL Phou Lassi Mountains: 34 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
F-BEST
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Vientiane – Saigon
MSN:
19100
YOM:
1943
Location:
Phou Lassi Mountains
Champasak Province
Country:
Laos
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
29
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
34
Circumstances:
En route from Vientiane to Saigon, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Phou Lassi Mountains. As the airplane failed to arrive in Saigon, SAR operations were conducted but the wreckage was found 13 days later only, in an isolated and remote area located about 30 km northwest of Paksé. The aircraft was destroyed and all 34 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident remains unknown. The assumption that the airplane has been shot down was not ruled out as well as an uncontrollable fire on board.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL near Luang Prabang

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
F-OABK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
19592
YOM:
1944
Location:
Luang Prabang
Louangphabang Province
Country:
Laos
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field near Luang Prabang and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
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