16 fatalities

Fatal aircraft accident during flight from Phan Rang to Pleiku (B-1541)

Vietnam, VietnamFlight

On October 24, 1967, a Douglas DC-3 (registration B-1541) operated by China Airlines was involved in an aviation accident near Vietnam, Vietnam in flight. 16 people were killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Aircraft registered B-1541
Aircraft registered B-1541. Photo: Prcshaw / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

An aircraft crashed in Vietnam during a flight between Phan Rang and Pleiku, resulting in the deaths of all 16 people on board.

What happened

During a scheduled flight operating from Phan Rang to Pleiku, an aircraft crashed at an unidentified location within Vietnam. The incident occurred while the aircraft was in transit between its departure and arrival points. There are currently no specific details regarding the exact coordinates of the impact site or the precise moment of the crash.

All 16 people on board, including the crew and passengers, perished in the accident.

Findings

The specific circumstances surrounding the crash remain undetermined, as the cause of the accident has not yet been established by investigators.