Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jun 16, 1953 (34 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on June 16, 1953 near Phou Lassi Mountains Champasak Province, Laos with 34 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft...
- Date: June 16, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Phou Lassi Mountains Champasak Province, Laos
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft crashed after an in-flight fire.
A Douglas C-47 (DC-3) flying from Vientiane to Saigon disappeared over the Phou Lassi Mountains on 16 June 1953 with five crew and 29 passengers aboard. Search crews found the wreckage 13 days later about 30 km northwest of Paksé. All 34 occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.