Vang Vieng - Long Tieng

On August 27, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Vang Vieng - Long Tieng experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by Air America, with the event recorded near Vang Vieng Vientiane Province.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was on its way from Vang Vieng to Long Tieng, carrying 6,7 tons of various military materials on behalf of the US Air Force. While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck a mountain at an altitude of 4,850 feet. The wreckage was found 20 feet below the summit and all nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 555, MSN 20216, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 18.8643°, 102.4238°.