Vietnam Airlines Flight 474

Vietnam Airlines Flight 474
Sister-ship to Vietnam Airlines VN-A446, retired to a corner in a university at Ho Chi Minh City
Accident
Date14 November 1992
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteNear Son Trung, Vietnam
12°04′N 108°59′E / 12.06°N 108.99°E / 12.06; 108.99
Aircraft
Aircraft typeYakovlev Yak-40
OperatorVietnam Airlines
RegistrationVN-A449
Flight originHo Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS)
DestinationNha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT)
Occupants31
Passengers25
Crew6
Fatalities30
Injuries1
Survivors1

Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashed on approach to Nha Trang Airport on 14 November 1992 during Cyclone Forrest. The aircraft was a Yakovlev Yak-40 registered VN-A449, a three-engined jet airliner built in the Soviet Union in 1976.[1] One passenger survived, while the other 24 passengers and six crew were killed.

  1. ^ Accident description for VN-A449 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2 November 2014.