PMTair Flight 241

Infobox Airliner accident
name=PMTair Flight 241
Crash

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Image caption=Passengers disembark from a PMTair Antonov An-24, similar to the one that crashed
Date=June 25, 2007
Type=Antonov An-24
Site=Northeast of Bokor Mountain in Kampot Province, Cambodia
Fatalities=22
Aircraft Type=Antonov An-24
Operator=PMTair
Tail Number=XU-U4A [cite web |first=Leithen |last=Francis |title=Cambodia identifies missing An-24 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/06/26/215152/cambodia-identifies-missing-an-24.html |publisher=Flight Global.com |date=2007-06-26 |accessdate=2007-06-26]
Passengers=16
Crew=6
Survivors = 0|

On June 25, 2007, PMTair Flight 241 (U4 241),cite web |first=Morten |last=Perregaard |title=Plane Crashes in Cambodia |url=http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?coun_code=kh&news_id=3441 |publisher=ScandAsia.com |date=2007-06-26 |accessdate=2007-06-26] an Antonov An-24, crashed in southwestern Cambodia, northeast of Bokor Mountain in Kampot Province. All of the 22 people on board, most of whom were South Korean tourists, were killed.cite web|title='No survivors' in Cambodia plane |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6243842.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=2007-06-27 |accessdate=2007-06-26]

Background

The aircraft was making domestic flight from Angkor International Airport in Siem Reap to Sihanoukville International Airport in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. [cite web |last=Agence France-Presse |title=22 feared dead in Cambodia plane crash |url=http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961691.htm?section=world |publisher=ABC News |date=2007-06-25 |accessdate=2007-06-25]

Passengers and crew

Of the sixteen passengers, 13 were South Koreans and three were from the Czech Republic. The Korean passengers were part of a tour group.

The crew of six was made up of an Uzbekistani pilot and two Cambodian co-pilots, a Cambodian flight engineer and two Cambodian flight attendants.cite web|last=Agence France-Presse|title=Memorials held for Cambodian air crash victims |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/284970/1/.html |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |date=2007-06-28 |accessdate=2007-06-28]

Crash

The airplane crashed about five minutes before landing in Sihanoukville.

Search and rescue

The Cambodian government searched for the crashed plane and possible survivors by mobilizing its military forces and with aid of Thailand based US Naval P-3C. Bad weather and the location of crash site, deep in the jungle, made the efforts of search and rescue teams difficult. Eventually, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced officially that the SAR team located the crash site and confirmed the death of all 22 passengers. Cambodian rescue teams said they would collect the bodies of the victims and transport them to Phnom Penh as soon as possible.The coordinates of crash site are coord|10|50.982|N|103|55.417|E|type:landmark, 167km South of Phnom Penh. [cite web|title=캄보디아 추락機 탑승객 전원 끝내 사망(종합2보) |url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/politics/2007/06/27/0503000000AKR20070627186800009.HTML |publisher=Yonhap |date=2007-06-27 |accessdate=2007-06-27 |language=Korean]

Investigation

The accident will be the subject of a full investigation by the Cambodian authorities.

References

External links

* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=XU-U4A Pre-accident picture of the aircraft]
* [http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=119693 Bangkok Post article]
* [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/284367/1/.html Channel News Asia article]
* [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK215197.htm Alertnet.org article]