26264

On February 11, 1982 at 12:00 AM, 26264 experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Vietnam People's Air Force, with the event recorded near Sa Kaeo Sa Kaeo (<U+0E2A><U+0E23><U+0E30><U+0E41><U+0E01><U+0E49><U+0E27>).

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 7.7%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration 26264.