Antonov AN-24 crash, Jun 25, 2007 (22 killed), Sihanoukville
Antonov AN-24 accident on June 25, 2007 near Sihanoukville, Kampong Thom, Cambodia with 22 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew...
- Date: June 25, 2007
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Sihanoukville, Kampong Thom, Cambodia
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew flew off track into mountainous terrain without knowing their exact position and continued a visual descent in unsuitable weather. Company management and position-information deficiencies were contributing factors, per the Cambodian final report as summarized by ASN.
A PMT Air Antonov An-24 flying Siem Reap to Sihanoukville descended in marginal weather and struck the slope of Phnom Damrey, about 50 km northeast of Sihanoukville airport. All 22 people on board, mostly South Korean tourists, were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.