Pakse - Pakse

On November 6, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Pakse - Pakse experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by Air America, with the event recorded near Paksong Champasak Province.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft departed Pakse on a supply mission, carrying foods and ammunition loaded on 14 pallets. While flying at low height, the airplane was hit by enemy fire. All four crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in a huge explosion and was destroyed. All four crew members were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration 648, MSN 20097, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 15.1770°, 106.2344°.