What the records say
- When
- 15 Sep 1974
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 11.63° N, 108.95° E
- Description
- 1974 hijacking
- Deaths
- 75
- Cause
- aircraft hijacking
Air Vietnam Flight 706
1974 aircraft hijacking
Air Vietnam Flight 706 was a Boeing 727 that crashed on September 15, 1974, after three hijackers detonated hand grenades as it was approaching Phan Rang Air Base in South Vietnam for an emergency landing. All 67 passengers and 8 crew members aboard the aircraft were killed in the crash.
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