Vietnam People's Air Force
Safety Score
9.8/10Total Incidents
4
Total Fatalities
10
Recent Incidents
Antonov AN-26
The crew was completing a local training flight at Hanoi-Gia Lâm Airport. On approach, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a rice paddy field located near T<U+1EA3> Thanh Oai, Thanh Tri district. The wreckage was found about 13 km southwest of the airport and all five occupants were killed.
PZL-Mielec AN-28
The crew was performing a training flight out from Hanoi when the twin engine aircraft crashed near the village of Ð<U+1ED5>ng Xuyên, about 13 km east of Hanoi. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed. A crew error or misinterpretation of the avionics was suspected.
Antonov AN-26
The airplane was engaged in an intelligence surveillance mission over Thailand when it was forced down by two Royal Thai Air Force F-5E Tiger’s near Sa Keao province, about 200 km east of Bangkok. A passenger was killed while 12 other occupants survived.
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
While approaching the coast to land on an unknown airport, the crew was unable to locate the airfield due to thick fog. The captain evacuated the area and flew over the sea when few minutes later, he ordered all 16 crew members to bail out and to abandon the aircraft that crashed into the sea. 15 occupants were rescued while one was killed.
Airline Information
Country of Origin
Vietnam
Risk Level
Low Risk
