What happened
A cargo operation flying from Đà Lạt was intercepted and destroyed while on approach to Nha Trang Airport. During the descent phase, the aircraft was struck by an SA-7 surface-to-air missile. The impact caused the plane to crash approximately 9 km southwest of the airport.
Search efforts located the debris field four days after the incident occurred. There were no survivors among the nine fatalities recorded on board the aircraft.
Findings
Investigations concluded that the destruction of the aircraft was the direct result of being shot down by an SA-7 missile during its approach to the destination.