2014 Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force An-74 crash

Aviation accident in Laos September 2019 2014 Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force An-74 crash Antonov An-74TK-300D 3.jpg 1.1 An Antonov 74TK-300 similar to the aircraft involved Accident 2014 05 17 y Controlled flight into terrain Baan Nadi, Xiangkhouang Province, Laos Antonov An-74TK-300 Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force RDPL-34020 Wattay International Airport, Vientiane, Laos Xieng Khouang Airport, Phonsavan, Laos 17 16 1 On 17 May 2014, an Antonov An-74 transport aircraft of the Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force crashed while en route to Xiangkhouang Province, northern Laos, killing all but one of the 17 people on board. Among the victims were several Laotian politicians travelling to attend a ceremony celebrating the 55th anniversary of the second division of the Lao People's Army.Network News Australia Laos plane crash: Five officials including Laotian defence minister killed as military plane crashes in country's north http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-17/an-laos-plane-crash/5459886 17 May 2014 ABC News Accident Between 6:15 and 07:00 (IC T), local time on 17 May 2014, 1500 m or 2000 m from the destination in Xiang Khouang, the Xieng Khouang Airport,http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-05/17/c_133341024.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140520093049/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-05/17/c_133341024.htm dead 20 May 2014 At least five confirmed dead, three survive in air crash in northeastern Laos Xinhuanet 17 May 2014 17 May 2014 Peng, Fu the aircraft crashed in Nadee, Xiang Khouang, 500 km from where it left in Vientianehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27452919 Laos Defence Minister Douangchay Phichit's plane crashes BBC News 17 May 2014 17 May 2014 at the Vientiane-Wattay Airport. The aircraft was too low on final approach, and its landing gear clipped some trees just short of the runway, resulting in the crash, which was attributed to a technical error.http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Technical-Error-Behind-Laos-Plane-Crash/2014/05/20/article2235190.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221400/http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Technical-Error-Behind-Laos-Plane-Crash/2014/05/20/article2235190.ece dead 20 May 2014 Technical Error Behind Laos Plane Crash New Indian Express 20 May 2014 20 May 2014 Aircraft The aircraft involved was a Ukrainian-built Antonov An-74TK-300 twinjet, registered as RDPL-34020. It was ferried to Vientiane-Wattay Airport on 26 October 2009.http://www.kpl.net.la/english/news/edn1.htm Plane crashes in Xiengkhouang province ' KPL 17 May 2014 17 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140517144431/http://www.kpl.net.la/english/news/edn1.htm 17 May 2014 dead dmy-all http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140517-0 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 17 May 2014Soviet Database https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/33_22459 2024-04-28 www.scramble.nl Passengers Initial reports suggested that there were 14 passengers,17 May 2014 Lao deputy PM dies in plane crash https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/410256/laos-plane-military-crash-douangchay-phichit-dies 17 May 2014 Bangkok Post but later reports gave the figure as 20 on board at the time of the accident,Crash of Lao air force An-74 kills 20 Greg Waldron Singapore Flightglobal 19 May 2014 http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/crash-of-lao-air-force-an-74-kills-20-399391/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140810210958/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/crash-of-lao-air-force-an-74-kills-20-399391/ 10 August 2014   only three were reported to have survived. Once the situation became clearer, the passenger count was given as 17 and the death toll was given as 16, with a sole survivor after the other two original survivors died from their wounds.Accident description http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140517-0 Aviation Safety Network 25 May 2014 Those killed included:Fuller Thomas Crash in Laos Kills Top Government Officials https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/world/asia/crash-in-laos-kills-top-government-officials.html?_r=0 17 May 2014 The New York Times 17 May 2014https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304422704579569344035354058?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304422704579569344035354058.html Laos Declares Days of Mourning After Plane Crash The Wall Street Journal 18 May 2014 19 May 2014 Chaichalearmmongkol, Nopparat Douangchay Phichit, Politburo member of Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Thongbanh Sengaphone, Secretary of Lao People's Revolutionary Party and minister of Public Security Cheuang Sombounkhanh, Secretary of Lao People's Revolutionary Party and Head of the Propaganda and Training Commission Soukanh Mahalath, Secretary of Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Party secretary and Governor of Vientiane A Thai news source said that the co-pilot, a nurse, and another person had survived. The defence ministry permanent secretary in Thailand said that the Defence Minister of Laos and four others had been killed, and a witness also said that the Defence Minister had died, and gave the figure of 14 deaths.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-laos-crash-idUKKBN0DX03320140517 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427190922/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-laos-crash-idUKKBN0DX03320140517 dead 27 April 2016 Laos air force plane crashes, defence minister reported dead Reuters 17 May 2014 17 May 2014 Reactions The death of "arguably the two most powerful people in the security apparatus" was reported to be a significant blow to the ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party. After the crash, a three-day period of national mourning was announced.https://ottawacitizen.com/news/defence+minister+officials+state+after+plane+crash/9854677/story.html Lao defence minister, top officials, lie in state after plane crash; investigation underway Ottawa Citizen 19 May 2014 19 May 2014 20 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221355/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/defence+minister+officials+state+after+plane+crash/9854677/story.html dead References Aviation Laos 19 25 0 N 103 30 0 E title Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Laos Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-74 Category:Xiangkhouang province Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2014 Category:2014 in Laos Category:May 2014 in Asia