Saturday 21 January 2023

Pilot Ignored The Warnings (Vietnam Airlines Flight 815) - DISASTER BREA...


Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 was a scheduled Vietnam Airlines flight which crashed on final approach to Phnom Penh International Airport in Cambodia on 3 September 1997. The Soviet-built Tupolev Tu-134B-3 airliner crashed approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft; 870 yd) short of the Phnom Penh runway, killing 65 of the 66 people on board. As of 2023, it remains the deadliest accident in Cambodian History.[1] Upon investigation, the crash was determined to have been the result of improper actions by the pilot.

Aircraft[edit]

The aircraft was manufactured on 5 October 1984, registration number VN-A120, serial number 66360.

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