Lao Airlines Flight 301
| Lao Airlines Flight 301 | |
|---|---|
_from_Lao_Airlines_(9786869653)_(cropped).jpg) The crashed RDPL-34233 |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | controlled flight into terrain |
| place | River Mekong , near Don Kho |
| date | October 16, 2013 |
| Fatalities | 49 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | ATR 72-600 |
| operator | Lao Airlines |
| Mark | RDPL-34233 |
| Departure airport | Vientiane Airport , Laos |
| Destination airport | Pakse Airport , Laos |
| Passengers | 44 |
| crew | 5 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
On October 16, 2013, an ATR 72-600 crashed on Lao Airlines flight 301 from Vientiane , Laos to Pakse , Laos. The plane crashed into the nearby Mekong River while approaching Pakse Airport due to a mistake possibly related to the bad weather .
plane
The ATR 72 from the French manufacturer Avions de Transport Régional with the serial number 1071 and the registration number RDPL-34233. It was delivered to Lao Airlines in March 2013 .
Flight history
The plane took off from Vientiane Airport in Laos with destination Pakse, also in Laos. The first landing attempt failed due to weather, so that the aircraft take off had. During the second attempt to land, it briefly got out of control before it was steered in a continuous descent into the nearby Mekong River.
| Country | number |
|---|---|
 Laos
|
20th |
 France
|
7th |
 Australia
|
6th |
 Thailand
|
5 |
 South Korea
|
3 |
 Vietnam
|
3 |
 Cambodia
|
1 |
 China
|
1 |
 Malaysia
|
1 |
 Taiwan
|
1 |
 United States
|
1 |
consequences
All 49 occupants, including 44 passengers and 5 crew members, from 11 different countries were killed in the crash. The only crew member who was not from Laos was one of the pilots; he was from Cambodia.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Profile of the aircraft , accessed on March 26, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Bodies recovered in Mekong after Laos plane crash , published on October 17, 2013, accessed on May 26, 2015 (English)
- ↑ accident report RDPL-34233, Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 20 January 2016th
- ^ Search after Laos crash lacks manpower, equipment ( memento of October 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), published on October 18, 2013, accessed on May 26, 2015
- ↑ 'Wind shear' suspected in Laos crash that killed 49 , published on October 17, 2013, accessed on May 26, 2015 (English)
Web links
- Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee (AAIC), Ministry of Public Works and Transport
- Summary of final report ( Archive ( Memento from June 10, 2015 on WebCite )) (EN)
- Summary of final report ( Archive ( Memento from June 10, 2015 on WebCite )) (LO)
- Announcement ( Memento of November 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) - Lao Airlines (Documents available in English and Lao) (Archive)
Coordinates: 15 ° 9 ′ 6 ″ N , 105 ° 43 ′ 59 ″ E