Hanoi - Hanoi
Flight / Schedule
Hanoi - Hanoi
Aircraft
PZL-Mielec AN-28Registration
312
MSN
AJE003-09
Year of Manufacture
2004
Operator
Vietnam People's Air ForceDate
November 4, 2005 at 08:45 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Hanoi Hà N<U+1ED9>i City District
Region
Asia • Vietnam
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On November 4, 2005 at 08:45 AM, Hanoi - Hanoi experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-28, operated by Vietnam People's Air Force, with the event recorded near Hanoi Hà N<U+1ED9>i City District.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a training flight out from Hanoi when the twin engine aircraft crashed near the village of Ð<U+1ED5>ng Xuyên, about 13 km east of Hanoi. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed. A crew error or misinterpretation of the avionics was suspected.
Aircraft reference details include registration 312, MSN AJE003-09, year of manufacture 2004.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was performing a training flight out from Hanoi when the twin engine aircraft crashed near the village of Ð<U+1ED5>ng Xuyên, about 13 km east of Hanoi. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed. A crew error or misinterpretation of the avionics was suspected.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Hanoi - Hanoi
Operator
Vietnam People's Air ForceFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Vietnam
Aircraft Details
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