| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 15, 1974 |
| Time: | 1100 |
| Location: | Phan Rang, South Vietnam |
| Operator: | Air Vietnam (South Vietnam) |
| Flight #: | 706 |
| Route: | Da Nang - Saigon |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-727-121C |
| Registration: | XV-NJC |
| cn / ln: | 19819 |
| Aboard: | 75 (passengers:67 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 75 (passengers:67 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Hijacked. Detonation of two hand grenades in the passenger compartment after the pilot refused to fly to Hanoi, North Vietnam. The aircraft attempted to land, executed a missed approach and dove into the ground from a height of 1,000 feet. |
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