Air disaster

Lao Airlines Flight 301

16 Oct 2013 · 15.15° N, 105.73° E

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When
16 Oct 2013
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
15.15° N, 105.73° E
Description
flight from Vientiane to Pakse, Laos
Deaths
49
Injured
0
Cause
controlled flight into terrain

Lao Airlines Flight 301

2013 aviation accident

Lao Airlines Flight 301 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Vientiane to Pakse, Laos. On 16 October 2013, the ATR 72-600 aircraft operating the flight crashed into the Mekong River near Pakse, killing all 49 people on board. The accident was the first involving an ATR 72-600 and the deadliest ever to occur on Lao soil.

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