Date: | September 03, 1997 |
Location: | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Aircraft: | Tupolev TU-134 |
Reg: | VN-A120 |
Airline: | Vietnam Airlines |
Flight No: | 815 |
Fatalities: | 66 : 65 |
The plane clipped palm trees and exploded in flames after crashing into a rice paddy, one-half mile from the runway. The only survivor was a one-year-old boy. The captain failed to heed the warnings of the flight engineer and first officer that the plane was flying too low and failed to abort the landing. |