RDPL-34233, the ATR 72 involved in the accident, landing at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Vietnam
Accident
Date
16 October 2013
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site
Done Kho Island, Mekong River, Laos 15°09′06″N105°43′59″E / 15.15167°N 105.73306°E / 15.15167; 105.73306
Aircraft
Aircraft type
ATR 72-600
Operator
Lao Airlines
IATA flight No.
QV301
ICAO flight No.
LAO301
Call sign
LAO 301
Registration
RDPL-34233
Flight origin
Wattay International Airport, Vientiane, Laos
Destination
Pakse International Airport, Laos
Occupants
49
Passengers
44
Crew
5
Fatalities
49
Survivors
0
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 Laotian soil.[1][2][3][4]
The investigation report concluded that the probable cause of the accident was the flight crew's failure to properly execute the published missed approach procedure following the aborted landing at Pakse airport.[5]
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