Vientiane – Luang Prabang – Nam Tha – Muong Sing

On December 4, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Vientiane – Luang Prabang – Nam Tha – Muong Sing experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Air Laos, with the event recorded near Luang Prabang Louangphabang Province.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

29 people were known to be on board, 29 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 25, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While approaching Luang Prabang, the crew encountered heavy rain falls when control was lost. The aircraft crashed in a jungle about 30 km north of Luang Prabang. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 29 occupants have been killed. Leased from Aigle Azur, the aircraft was completing the first commercial flight from Vientiane to Muong Sing for Air Laos.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BEIA, MSN 19211, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.8882°, 102.1361°.