Vickers Viscount crash, Nov 10, 1971 (69 killed), Padang...

Vickers Viscount accident on November 10, 1971 near Padang West Sumatra, Indonesia with 69 fatalities.

A Merpati Nusantara Vickers Viscount flying from Jakarta to Padang lost radio contact with air traffic control shortly before reaching Padang Tabing. The aircraft crashed into the sea off the West Sumatra coast and debris was found days later. All 69 people on board died and the cause could not be determined.

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