Douglas DC-3 crash, Oct 8, 1974, Krakor Pursat
Douglas DC-3 accident on October 8, 1974 near Krakor Pursat, Cambodia with no fatalities.
- Date: October 8, 1974
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Krakor Pursat, Cambodia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Khmer Airlines DC-3 attempted a flapless takeoff from a wet gravel runway at Krakor, swerved, hit the airport fence and struck buffalo on the runway. Four animals were killed, the left propeller separated and the aircraft bogged down in soft ground, but no one was killed.