Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Nov 14, 1992 (30 killed), Sơn Trung
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on November 14, 1992 near Sơn Trung, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam with 30 fatalities. Cause: Crew negligence and a misreading...
- Date: November 14, 1992
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Sơn Trung, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew negligence and a misreading of instrument settings led the aircraft off the prescribed airway and into a mountain in poor weather.
A Vietnam Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 flying from Saigon to Nha Trang deviated about 6 km from the W13 airway in heavy rain and approached typhoon weather. It struck trees and crashed on a mountain slope southwest of Nha Trang. The wreckage was found about eight days later, and 30 people died while one passenger survived.