Cam Ranh Bay - Ho Chi Minh-City

On July 8, 1989 at 12:00 AM, Cam Ranh Bay - Ho Chi Minh-City experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Cam Ranh Bay Khánh Hòa Province.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

34 people were known to be on board, 31 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 91.2%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 27, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Ho Chi Minh-City Airport, the crew encountered below minima weather conditions but the captain decided to continue. On short final, as the aircraft deviated from the approach path, the right main gear struck the ground 114 meters short of runway and was torn off. The right outer wing was damaged as well as the propeller n°4 and both hydraulics systems. The crew decided to return to Cam Ranh Bay Airport. Upon landing, the crew feathered the propeller n°1 and after touchdown, the aircraft veered off runway to the left, hit obstacles and came to rest, bursting into flames. Three occupants were seriously injured while 31 others were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-11875, MSN 7 3 450 06, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.9002°, 109.1806°.