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Phnom Penh
Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP in Phnom Penh
Date & Time:
Oct 17, 2007 at 2100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
XU-365
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Phnom Penh - Singapore
MSN:
4 026 01
YOM:
1964
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport, while climbing, the crew reported technical problems and elected to return. After being cleared, the captain reduced his altitude but realizing he could not make it, he attempted an emergency landing in a rice paddy field located about 25 km west of Phnom Penh. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest, broken in several pieces. All five crew members were rescued, one of them was injured.
Probable cause:
It is believed that all four engines failed following a major hydraulic leak.
Crash of a Tupolev TU-134B-3 in Phnom Penh: 65 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 3, 1997 at 1400 LT
Operator:
Registration:
VN-A120
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hô Chi Minh – Phnom Penh
MSN:
66360
YOM:
1984
Flight number:
VN815
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
60
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
65
Aircraft flight hours:
11723
Aircraft flight cycles:
8209
Circumstances:
On approach to Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. Unable to establish a visual contact with the runway, the captain initiated a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, on a second attempt to land, the captain continued the approach below the glide and passed the MDA. The flight engineer, the copilot and ATC as well warned the captain that his altitude was insufficient but he failed to correct the situation when the aircraft struck palms, stalled and crashed in a rice paddy field located 300 metres short of runway. A boy aged one was injured while 65 other occupants were killed.
Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Phnom Penh: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 11, 1975
Operator:
Registration:
XW-PKT
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Phnom Penh - Kampong Chhnang
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane was shot down by a mortar shell and crashed in flames in a rice paddy field. A crew member was injured while three others were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.
Crash of a Vickers 806 Viscount in Phnom Penh: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 15, 1975
Operator:
Registration:
XW-TDN
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Phnom Penh - Vientiane
MSN:
396
YOM:
1958
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff from Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport for unknown reason. All four crew members were killed. The accident occurred in March 1975, exact date unknown.
Crash of a Curtiss C-46 Commando in Phnom Penh
Date & Time:
Dec 15, 1973
Registration:
XW-PKK
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon touchdown at Pochentong Airport, a landing gear collapsed. The airplane went out of control and came to rest. There were no casualties.
Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Phnom Penh
Date & Time:
Dec 3, 1973
Registration:
XW-PHV
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. No casualties.
Crash of a De Havilland U-1A Otter in Phnom Penh
Date & Time:
Jul 2, 1973
Operator:
Registration:
0-53327
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
200
YOM:
1957
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching Pochentong Airport in Phnom Penh. There were no casualties.
Crash of a De Havilland U1-A Otter in Phnom Penh
Date & Time:
Mar 16, 1973
Operator:
Registration:
0-53323
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
192
YOM:
1957
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a De Havilland U-1A Otter in Phnom Penh
Date & Time:
Jan 26, 1972
Operator:
Registration:
0-81717
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
335
YOM:
1960
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport. There were no casualties.
