Vietnam Airlines Flight 474

Vietnam Airlines Flight 474
Sister-ship to Vietnam Airlines VN-A446, retired to a corner in a university at Ho Chi Minh City
Accident
Date14 November 1992 (1992-11-14)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteNear Son Trung, Vietnam
12°04′N 108°59′E / 12.06°N 108.99°E / 12.06; 108.99
Aircraft
Aircraft typeYakovlev Yak-40
OperatorVietnam Airlines
Call signVIET NAM AIRLINES 474
RegistrationVN-A449
Flight originHo Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Vietnam
DestinationNha Trang Airport, Vietnam
Occupants31
Passengers25
Crew6
Fatalities30
Injuries1
Survivors1

Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashed on approach to Nha Trang Airport on 14 November 1992 during Cyclone Forrest. The aircraft was a Yakovlev Yak-40 registered VN-A449, a three-engined jet airliner built in the Soviet Union in 1976. One passenger survived, while the other 24 passengers and six crew were killed.