Vietnam People's Air Force

Safety profile and incident history for Vietnam People's Air Force.

Safety Score

9.8/10

Total Incidents

4

Total Fatalities

10

Recent Incidents

April 8, 2008 5 Fatalities

Antonov AN-26

Hanoi-Gia Lâm Hà N<U+1ED9>i City District

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.

November 4, 2005 3 Fatalities

PZL-Mielec AN-28

Hanoi Hà N<U+1ED9>i City District

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.

February 11, 1982 1 Fatalities

Antonov AN-26

Sa Kaeo Sa Kaeo (<U+0E2A><U+0E23><U+0E30><U+0E41><U+0E01><U+0E49><U+0E27>)

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.

March 1, 1973 1 Fatalities

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Vietnam All Vietnam

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

Common Aircraft in Incidents

Antonov AN-262
PZL-Mielec AN-281
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar1