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Sinbad1
25th Jun 2007, 10:25
Sad news to report
Tourist plane missing in Cambodia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6236596.stm
jetfoil72
25th Jun 2007, 10:52
A PMTair AN24 lost contact on a scheduled flight from Siem Reap to Sihanoukville, Cambodia this morning. I understand wreckage found on mountain. No survivors. Crew Russian/Cambodian. I believe about 14 Korean tourists. No further details.
kingair9
25th Jun 2007, 12:29
:mad:
Anyhow, quite a fleet mix:
2x 732
1x M83
2x (now 1x I guess) AN24
2x AN12
For fleet completeness. PMT also recently purchased an ATR72-200.
nano404
26th Jun 2007, 14:12
That's Sad, anyone know the weather conditions at the time?
the_hawk
26th Jun 2007, 14:47
VDSR 250400Z 16005KT 130V250 9999 SCT015 BKN040 31/24 Q1006
VDSR 250330Z 19004KT 130V250 9999 SCT015 30/24 Q1006
VDSR 250300Z 17005KT 120V220 9999 SCT015 30/24 Q1006
no METARs for VDSV, but
VDPP 250400Z 17011KT 9999 SCT015 SCT040 29/26 Q1006
VDPP 250330Z 18008KT 9999 SCT015 SCT040 29/26 Q1006
VDPP 250300Z 17012KT 9999 SCT015 SCT040 29/26 Q1007
PS: accident around 0340z according to link in first post
angels
27th Jun 2007, 09:39
The latest I've seen on this is that the pilot is supposed to have flown into the mountain while trying to avoid a monsoon cloud.
No black box recovered as yet.
The pilot was Russian and the other flight crew Cambodian. 13 Korean and three Czech tourists were also killed.
Pre-crash Communication Hints at Pilot Error (http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=040000&biid=2007062853828)
It was pouring with rain and a thick blanket of fog was blocking all visibility. Thirty-five minutes passed after the PMT flight, carrying 22 people including 13 South Koreans, left from Siem Reap, bound for the coastal town of Sihanoukville. The AN-24 was approaching a Cambodian mountain, covered in dense jungle, when the following communication took place:
“We are flying at an altitude of 2000 feet.” (pilot)
“You are flying too low. Given your current location, you should move to an altitude of 4000 feet.” (control tower, Sihanoukville)
“It’s no problem; I am familiar with this area.” (pilot)
The plane lost contact shortly after this communication, disappearing from radar screens as it crashed into the northeastern side of Bukor Mountain.......