Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, May 25, 1998 (26 killed), Long Tieng
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on May 25, 1998 near Long Tieng, Vientiane Province, Laos with 26 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the...
- Date: May 25, 1998
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Long Tieng, Vientiane Province, Laos
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew began the descent to Xieng Khouang prematurely, with heavy rain reducing visibility as a contributing factor.
A Lao Aviation Yak-40 chartered by the Lao Air Force to carry a Vietnamese military delegation struck trees on a mountain slope near Long Tieng while descending toward Xieng Khouang. The crew had started the descent early in heavy rain and poor visibility. All 26 people on board died.