Saigon - Nha Trang

On November 14, 1992 at 07:12 AM, Saigon - Nha Trang experienced a crash involving Yakovlev Yak-40, operated by Vietnam Airlines, with the event recorded near Son Trung Khánh Hòa Province.

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

31 people were known to be on board, 30 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 96.8%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 24, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Nha Trang Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. On approach, the aircraft deviated from the W13 airway by six km when it struck trees, lost height and crashed on the slope of a mountain located 350 metres, about 33 km southwest of Nha Trang. The wreckage was found eight days later at an altitude of 970 metres. A passenger was seriously injured while 30 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor due to the presence of typhoon 'Forest' approaching the area.

Aircraft reference details include registration VN-A449, MSN 9 63 18 48, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 12.1901°, 109.1669°.