Crash of a Douglas C-47A-85-DL in Laos

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
L2-18/00
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chiang Mai - Udorn
MSN:
20053
YOM:
1944
Location:
Laos
All Laos
Country:
Laos
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was reported missing whilst en route from Chiang Mai to Udorn. It became lost and is reported to have crashed in northeastern Laos. Flight mechanic Prapan Siri-on was released from a Vietnamese PoW camp in March 1973 and claimed the C-47 had been shot down near Quang Biu. The fate of the remaining crew is unclear.
Source: ASN

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Kumphawapi: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
Aerial Transport Company
Registration:
HS-PAA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Khon Kaen - Udorn AFB
MSN:
2171
YOM:
1931
Location:
Kumphawapi
Udon Thani (อุดรธานี)
Country:
Thailand
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a positioning flight from Khon Kaen to the Royal Thai Air Force Base of Udorn located in Udon Thani. En route, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field near Kumphawapi. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control may have been caused by an in-flight structural failure while the aircraft was flying in stormy weather.
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