Phnom Penh – Kampong Chhnang

On April 30, 1997 at 09:00 AM, Phnom Penh – Kampong Chhnang experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by TransNorthern Aviation, with the event recorded near Kampong Chhnang Kampong Chhnang.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft was completing a survey flight from Phnom Penh to Kampong Chhnang, carrying one passenger and one pilot on behalf of a Japanese Oil Company. Approaching Kampong Chhnang, weather conditions deteriorated when the pilot flew into a tight valley. He elected to fly back and initiated a turn when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9825F, MSN 208-0228, year of manufacture 1993.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.8557°, 104.7203°.