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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 Cessna 208 Caravan I near Kampong Chhnang: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 30, 1997 at 0900 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N9825F
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Phnom Penh – Kampong Chhnang
MSN:
208-0228
YOM:
1993
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was completing a survey flight from Phnom Penh to Kampong Chhnang, carrying one passenger and one pilot on behalf of a Japanese Oil Company. Approaching Kampong Chhnang, weather conditions deteriorated when the pilot flew into a tight valley. He elected to fly back and initiated a turn when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the pilot underestimated the weather conditions at destination and was unable to recover from a last sharp turn at low height.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Banlung
Date & Time:
Feb 25, 1996
Registration:
XU-314
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Phnom Penh - Banlung
MSN:
1 73 070 01
YOM:
1971
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
36
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Banlung Airport, the aircraft encountered difficulties to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and eventually collided with a building. All 42 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It is believed that the braking systems failed and at least one tyre burst after touchdown.
Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando near Bannak: 11 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 25, 1974
Registration:
XW-PKJ
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Battambang - Phnom Penh
MSN:
26493
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
En route from Battambang to Phnom Penh, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an isolated area. SAR operations were abandoned after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the 11 occupants was found. The wreckage was eventually located by walkers few years later in the region of Bannak.
Crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner B-1 in Battambang: 19 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 27, 1974
Registration:
XW-TFR
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Battambang - Phnom Penh
MSN:
1999
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
33
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames shortly after the runway end. Two crew members and 17 passengers were killed while 20 others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Simultaneous loss of power on engine n°1, 2 and 3 due to poor maintenance.
Crash of a Douglas C-47B-20-DK Dakota C.4 near Phnom Penh
Date & Time:
Nov 1, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
KN248
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
15673/27118
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, both engines failed simultaneously, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field located 48 km north of Phnom Penh, skidded for several yards and eventually came to rest in flames. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure.
