Boeing 727-100 crash, Sep 15, 1974 (75 killed), Phan Rang...
Boeing 727-100 accident on September 15, 1974 near Phan Rang Ninh Thuận Province, Vietnam with 75 fatalities.
- Date: September 15, 1974
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Phan Rang Ninh Thuận Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 75
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Air Vietnam Flight 706, a Boeing 727 flying from Da Nang to Saigon, was hijacked by men who demanded a diversion to Hanoi. Explosives detonated in the cabin damaged the flight controls, and the jet crashed while approaching Phan Rang, killing all 75 people on board.