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2000 aviation accident in Laos
Lao Aviation Flight 703
A Lao Aviation Harbin Y-12 similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date19 October 2000 (2000-10-19)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site12 km from Nathong Airport, Laos
Aircraft
Aircraft typeHarbin Y-12
OperatorLao Airlines
IATA flight No.QV703
ICAO flight No.LAO703
Call signLAO 703
RegistrationRDPL-34130
Flight originWattay International Airport, Vientiane, Laos
DestinationNathong Airport, Xam Neua, Houaphan Province, Laos
Occupants17
Passengers15
Crew2
Fatalities8
Injuries9
Survivors9

Lao Aviation Flight 703 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Vientiane to Xam Neua, Laos. On 19 October 2000, the Harbin Y-12 II crashed into a mountain 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the airport due to pilot error. At least eight passengers died, including citizens from Germany, Singapore, and South Africa, while seven passengers and two crew members survived but were injured. The crash was the fourth fatal crash involving the airline in the previous ten years, and the second in four months.

The search for the crash site was made difficult by low cloud cover and dense smoke in the area. One group of survivors walked from the crash site to a village nearby.

References

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1999   ◄    ►   2001

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