F-BEST — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

June 16, 1953AccidentHull loss
En route from Vientiane to Saigon, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Phou Lassi Mountains. As the airplane failed to arrive in Saigon, SAR operations were conducted but the wreckage was found 13 days later only, in an isolated and remote area located about 30 km northwest of Paksé.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 34 fatalities
The exact cause of the accident remains unknown. The assumption that the airplane has been shot down was not ruled out as well as an uncontrollable fire on board. Full accident record