Knowledge (XXG)

Vietnam Airlines Flight 474

Source 📝

40: 513: 274:
Annette Herfkens was the sole survivor of the crash. She survived eight days with multiple injuries and sustained herself only on rainwater. Some passengers survived the initial impact but died before they could be rescued. Herfkens' fiancé, who was travelling with her, died instantly upon impact.
510: 364: 266:. On approach to Nha Trang Airport during bad weather, it descended below a safe altitude and hit trees along a ridge of Ô Kha mountain, crashed, and was destroyed. It took rescuers eight days to find the wreckage of the plane but one passenger had survived. 551: 668: 989: 712: 247: 544: 661: 999: 537: 160: 1014: 994: 970: 964: 654: 322:
Almost a year after the accident, family members in the UK demanded an investigation after receiving news that the bodies were returned to the wrong families.
570: 892: 610: 427: 912: 752: 1009: 842: 415: 299:; she now also works with parents of autistic children. Herfkens lives in New York City with her family. She is the sister of Dutch diplomat 493: 471: 932: 882: 742: 732: 852: 586: 259: 812: 952: 678: 319:
carrying rescue workers for Flight 474, but it crashed near Ô Kha mountain on the same day. All seven people aboard were killed.
90: 802: 73: 578: 772: 872: 822: 618: 295:
Herfkens writes and speaks about the gains that come with loss. Nine years after the crash her son was diagnosed with
792: 449: 1004: 782: 39: 347: 602: 702: 243: 147: 84: 942: 862: 722: 646: 263: 232: 171: 343: 386: 902: 594: 529: 411: 762: 300: 140: 49: 45: 521: 517: 240: 236: 130: 832: 288: 983: 283: 282:. It has "...received great applause from audience..." and critical acclaim from 17: 105: 92: 428:"Sole Survivor in Vietnam Plane Crash to Return to Launch Memoir, 22 Yrs On" 365:"Inquiry Demanded After Air Crash : Bodies are Sent to Wrong Families" 312: 246:
VN-A449, a three-engined jet airliner built in the Soviet Union in 1976.
296: 410:, by Annette Herfkens, Matter & Mind, San Bernardino, CA, 2014 278:
In 2014, Herfkens published the memoir recounting her experiences:
316: 650: 533: 250:, while the other 24 passengers and six crew were killed. 494:"Những ngày băng rừng tìm máy bay rơi ở thung lũng Ô Kha" 990:
Accidents and incidents involving the Yakovlev Yak-40
258:
The aircraft was on a domestic scheduled flight from
218: 210: 202: 194: 186: 178: 167: 161:
Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport
156: 146: 136: 126: 121: 79: 69: 61: 56: 48:VN-A446, retired to a corner in a university at 662: 545: 8: 32: 1000:Aviation accidents and incidents in Vietnam 560:Aviation accidents and incidents in Vietnam 893:Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 669: 655: 647: 552: 538: 530: 38: 31: 1015:Vietnam Airlines accidents and incidents 995:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1992 389:. Aviation-safety.net. 14 November 1992 331: 913:Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601 753:Air Transport International Flight 805 639:This includes the former South Vietnam 571:Flying Tiger Line Canadair CL-44 crash 843:Thai Airways International Flight 311 358: 356: 339: 337: 335: 7: 408:Turbulence: A True Story of Survival 344:Accident description for VN-A449 280:Turbulence: A True Story of Survival 933:China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 853:China General Aviation Flight 7552 587:Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z bombing 260:Tan Son Nhat International Airport 25: 579:May 1968 Kham Duc C-130 shootdown 363:Bennetto, Jason (9 August 1993). 311:On 22 November 1992 a Vietnamese 953:Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 743:Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386 679:Aviation accidents and incidents 500:(in Vietnamese). 14 August 2014. 472:"A Plane Crash Survivor's Story" 350:. Retrieved on 2 November 2014. 883:Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash 803:GP Express Airlines Flight 861 733:Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown 74:Controlled flight into terrain 1: 1010:November 1992 events in Asia 813:Tbilisi Tupolev Tu-154 crash 773:Trans-Air Service Flight 671 430:. Tuoitrenews. 9 August 2014 307:Related deaths and aftermath 923:Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 873:Vietnam Airlines Flight 850 823:Mandala Airlines Flight 660 627:Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 619:Vietnam Airlines Flight 850 235:on 14 November 1992 during 229:Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 33:Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 1031: 793:American Eagle Flight 5456 450:"I Felt Compelled to Talk" 367:. The Independent (London) 962: 694: 637: 611:Tân Sơn Nhứt C-5 accident 565: 516:25 September 2015 at the 452:. FOX News. 30 April 2011 315:helicopter was sent from 37: 27:Fatal 1992 airliner crash 783:Copa Airlines Flight 201 713:ECMM helicopter downing 348:Aviation Safety Network 231:crashed on approach to 603:Air Vietnam Flight 706 511:09 August 1993 article 387:"Accident Description" 248:One passenger survived 703:CommutAir Flight 4821 292:and other authors. 239:. The aircraft was a 943:Martinair Flight 495 863:Aeroflot Flight 2808 723:Air Inter Flight 148 474:. CNN. 24 March 2014 971:►   1993 965:1991   ◄ 102: /  34: 968:    127:Aircraft type 85:Son Trung, Vietnam 977: 976: 903:El Al Flight 1862 644: 643: 595:Pan Am Flight 841 416:978-0-9913179-0-5 264:Nha Trang Airport 233:Nha Trang Airport 226: 225: 172:Nha Trang Airport 16:(Redirected from 1022: 969: 763:USAir Flight 405 689: 688: 686: 671: 664: 657: 648: 630: 622: 621:(September 1992) 614: 606: 605:(September 1974) 598: 590: 582: 574: 554: 547: 540: 531: 524: 508: 502: 501: 490: 484: 483: 481: 479: 468: 462: 461: 459: 457: 446: 440: 439: 437: 435: 424: 418: 405: 399: 398: 396: 394: 383: 377: 376: 374: 372: 360: 351: 341: 301:Eveline Herfkens 141:Vietnam Airlines 117: 116: 114: 113: 112: 107: 106:12.06°N 108.99°E 103: 100: 99: 98: 95: 65:14 November 1992 50:Ho Chi Minh City 46:Vietnam Airlines 42: 35: 21: 18:Annette Herfkens 1030: 1029: 1025: 1024: 1023: 1021: 1020: 1019: 1005:1992 in Vietnam 980: 979: 978: 973: 967: 958: 957: 956: 955: 950: 946: 945: 940: 936: 935: 930: 926: 925: 920: 916: 915: 910: 906: 905: 900: 896: 895: 890: 886: 885: 880: 876: 875: 870: 866: 865: 860: 856: 855: 850: 846: 845: 840: 836: 835: 830: 826: 825: 820: 816: 815: 810: 806: 805: 800: 796: 795: 790: 786: 785: 780: 776: 775: 770: 766: 765: 760: 756: 755: 750: 746: 745: 740: 736: 735: 730: 726: 725: 720: 716: 715: 710: 706: 705: 700: 690: 684: 682: 677: 675: 645: 640: 633: 629:(November 1992) 625: 617: 609: 601: 593: 585: 577: 573:(December 1966) 569: 561: 558: 528: 527: 522:The Independent 518:Wayback Machine 509: 505: 492: 491: 487: 477: 475: 470: 469: 465: 455: 453: 448: 447: 443: 433: 431: 426: 425: 421: 406: 402: 392: 390: 385: 384: 380: 370: 368: 362: 361: 354: 342: 333: 328: 309: 272: 256: 241:Yakovlev Yak-40 237:Cyclone Forrest 131:Yakovlev Yak-40 110: 108: 104: 101: 96: 93: 91: 89: 88: 87: 52: 44:Sister-ship to 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1028: 1026: 1018: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 982: 981: 975: 974: 963: 960: 959: 951: 948: 947: 941: 938: 937: 931: 928: 927: 921: 918: 917: 911: 908: 907: 901: 898: 897: 891: 888: 887: 881: 878: 877: 871: 868: 867: 861: 858: 857: 851: 848: 847: 841: 838: 837: 833:TWA Flight 843 831: 828: 827: 821: 818: 817: 811: 808: 807: 801: 798: 797: 791: 788: 787: 781: 778: 777: 771: 768: 767: 761: 758: 757: 751: 748: 747: 741: 738: 737: 731: 728: 727: 721: 718: 717: 711: 708: 707: 701: 698: 697: 696: 695: 692: 691: 676: 674: 673: 666: 659: 651: 642: 641: 638: 635: 634: 632: 631: 623: 615: 607: 599: 591: 583: 575: 566: 563: 562: 559: 557: 556: 549: 542: 534: 526: 525: 503: 485: 463: 441: 419: 400: 378: 352: 330: 329: 327: 324: 308: 305: 289:Kirkus Reviews 271: 268: 255: 252: 224: 223: 220: 216: 215: 212: 208: 207: 204: 200: 199: 196: 192: 191: 188: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 169: 165: 164: 158: 154: 153: 150: 144: 143: 138: 134: 133: 128: 124: 123: 119: 118: 81: 77: 76: 71: 67: 66: 63: 59: 58: 54: 53: 43: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1027: 1016: 1013: 1011: 1008: 1006: 1003: 1001: 998: 996: 993: 991: 988: 987: 985: 972: 966: 961: 954: 944: 934: 924: 914: 904: 894: 884: 874: 864: 854: 844: 834: 824: 814: 804: 794: 784: 774: 764: 754: 744: 734: 724: 714: 704: 693: 680: 672: 667: 665: 660: 658: 653: 652: 649: 636: 628: 624: 620: 616: 612: 608: 604: 600: 596: 592: 588: 584: 580: 576: 572: 568: 567: 564: 555: 550: 548: 543: 541: 536: 535: 532: 523: 519: 515: 512: 507: 504: 499: 495: 489: 486: 473: 467: 464: 451: 445: 442: 429: 423: 420: 417: 413: 409: 404: 401: 388: 382: 379: 366: 359: 357: 353: 349: 345: 340: 338: 336: 332: 325: 323: 320: 318: 314: 306: 304: 302: 298: 293: 291: 290: 285: 284:Deepak Chopra 281: 276: 270:Sole survivor 269: 267: 265: 261: 253: 251: 249: 245: 242: 238: 234: 230: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 170: 166: 162: 159: 157:Flight origin 155: 151: 149: 145: 142: 139: 135: 132: 129: 125: 120: 115: 111:12.06; 108.99 86: 82: 78: 75: 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 51: 47: 41: 36: 30: 19: 922: 626: 613:(April 1975) 506: 497: 488: 476:. Retrieved 466: 454:. Retrieved 444: 432:. Retrieved 422: 407: 403: 391:. Retrieved 381: 369:. Retrieved 321: 310: 294: 287: 279: 277: 273: 257: 228: 227: 148:Registration 29: 597:(July 1972) 589:(June 1972) 371:15 December 168:Destination 109: / 984:Categories 581:(May 1968) 326:References 244:registered 203:Fatalities 187:Passengers 174:(NHA/VVNT) 163:(SGN/VVTS) 498:VNExpress 478:29 August 434:30 August 219:Survivors 179:Occupants 514:Archived 456:9 August 393:9 August 313:Mil Mi-8 211:Injuries 137:Operator 122:Aircraft 97:108°59′E 57:Accident 683: ( 681:in 1992 346:at the 152:VN-A449 94:12°04′N 70:Summary 949:Dec 22 939:Dec 21 929:Nov 24 919:Nov 14 909:Oct 18 889:Sep 28 879:Sep 26 859:Aug 27 849:Jul 31 839:Jul 31 829:Jul 30 819:Jul 24 809:Jul 20 769:Mar 31 759:Mar 22 749:Feb 15 739:Feb 14 729:Jan 28 719:Jan 20 414:  297:autism 899:Oct 4 869:Sep 4 799:Jun 8 789:Jun 7 779:Jun 6 709:Jan 7 699:Jan 3 317:Hanoi 254:Event 83:Near 685:1992 480:2014 458:2014 436:2014 412:ISBN 395:2014 373:2011 195:Crew 80:Site 62:Date 520:in 262:to 986:: 496:. 355:^ 334:^ 303:. 286:, 206:30 190:25 182:31 687:) 670:e 663:t 656:v 553:e 546:t 539:v 482:. 460:. 438:. 397:. 375:. 222:1 214:1 198:6 20:)

Index

Annette Herfkens

Vietnam Airlines
Ho Chi Minh City
Controlled flight into terrain
Son Trung, Vietnam
12°04′N 108°59′E / 12.06°N 108.99°E / 12.06; 108.99
Yakovlev Yak-40
Vietnam Airlines
Registration
Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Nha Trang Airport
Nha Trang Airport
Cyclone Forrest
Yakovlev Yak-40
registered
One passenger survived
Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Nha Trang Airport
Deepak Chopra
Kirkus Reviews
autism
Eveline Herfkens
Mil Mi-8
Hanoi



Accident description for VN-A449
Aviation Safety Network

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.