What happened
On an unspecified date, an aircraft operating under the call sign 'Spooky 10' departed from Ubon Ratchathani Airbase in Thailand. The flight was tasked with a reconnaissance mission over territory in Laos. During the mission, while the aircraft was maintaining a low-altitude cruise, it was struck by enemy fire and subsequently crashed in a remote area within the Ban Hai region.
Because of the hostile conditions present at the time of the incident, immediate search and rescue operations could not be deployed to the crash site. The wreckage remained undiscovered for several years until August 1994, when it was located approximately 16 km southeast of Ban Hai.
Findings
- The aircraft was shot down by enemy fire during its low-altitude flight phase.
- There were 8 fatalities among the crew members on board.