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trees, damaging the left wing. The aircraft then slid 200 yards into a dry rice paddy before exploding. Pilot error was later identified as the cause of the crash; the pilot continued his landing descent from an altitude of 2,000 meters to 30 meters even though the runway was not in sight, and ignored pleas from his first officer and flight engineer to turn back. When the aircraft hit the trees, the pilot finally realized the runway was not in sight and tried to abort the approach; the flight engineer pushed for full power, but the aircraft lost control and veered left; the right engine then stalled, making it impossible to gain lift.
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was approaching the Phnom Penh airport runway in heavy rain from 2,000 meters; at this point the control tower ordered the pilot to attempt an approach from the west due to a wind pick-up. The crew then lost communication with the tower, and three minutes later the aircraft collided at low level with
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Vietnamese customs officials during a routine security clearance check following their arrival. The flight attendants claimed that they were paid to take some goods to Vietnam and did not know the toothpaste tubes contained drugs, and were later released due to lack of
170:, registration VN-A126, with 76 passengers on board crashed on final approach to Ho Chi Minh City. At 30 feet (9.1 meters) the Tupolev suddenly lost height and landed hard, touching down with the left main gear first. There were no casualties but the aircraft was entirely destroyed.
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293:. He then dropped anti-communist leaflets over Ho Chi Minh City before parachuting out. Vietnamese security forces later arrested him on the ground. The aircraft landed safely, and no one on board was injured. He was released from a Hanoi prison in 1998.
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21 October 2010: Flight 535, a Boeing 777-200ER, experienced severe turbulence over Russia during a Paris-bound flight. Of the 222 passengers and 15 crew members on board, 21 were injured. Nine of those were hospitalised following landing at
45:. There were 76 fatalities and the aircraft was entirely destroyed. The aircraft flew into a heavy thunderstorm and was probably struck by lightning. The aircraft then exploded after it crashed into a field 4 mi (6.4 km) short of
259:, knives and a grenade. The hijackers had a gunfight with crew members and security guards. One was killed by grenade, three jumped out from the aircraft and were killed. Four others were captured by the police after landing.
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with 32 passengers on board. Two of the six crew members were killed and a third was wounded before the aircraft was forced to land in
Singapore. The hijackers surrendered after negotiating with Singapore officials for five
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775:"Vietnamese weigh in on release of flight attendants nabbed with illegal drugs"
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699:"Ex Vietnam Airlines employee arrested for bomb threats"
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639:"Kết cục bi thảm của nhóm không tặc máy bay Việt Nam"
37:(built in 1978), registration VN-A102, departed from
743:"Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map"
579:"Turbulence injures 21 on VN Airlines' Paris flight"
151:, registration VN-A108 (built in 1976), crashed at
557:"Vietnam Airlines flight hits air pocket, 30 hurt"
300:flight. This prompted VNA to cancel the flight.
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622:Hijacking description for VN-C509
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173:16 November 1996: A Vietnam Airlines
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505:Accident description for VN-A126
378:Accident description for VN-A449
661:"Hijacking description for VN-B226"
277:, registration LZ-JXB, leased from
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682:Accident description for VN850
538:Vietnamese investigate 777 silence
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