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Yakovlev Yak-40 Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 (299 Parts)

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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.[1] One passenger survived, while the other 24 passengers and six crew were killed.

Accident

Date: 14 November 1992

Summary: Controlled flight into terrain

Site: Near Son Trung, Vietnam
12.06°N 108.99°E

Aircraft

Aircraft type: Yakovlev Yak-40

Operator: Vietnam Airlines

Registration: VN-A449

Flight origin: Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS)

Destination: Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT)

Occupants: 31

Passengers: 25

Crew: 6

Fatalities: 30 (Rest in Peace)

Survivors: 1 (Annette Herfkens was survived)

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor yak-40 Aeroflot Soviet
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 97.6ft (29.8m)
  • Length 80.0ft (24.4m)
  • Height 26.5ft (8.1m)
  • Empty Weight 27,728lbs (12,577kg)
  • Loaded Weight 37,912lbs (17,196kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.311
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.527
  • Wing Loading 40.6lbs/ft2 (198.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 933.7ft2 (86.7m2)
  • Drag Points 13306

Parts

  • Number of Parts 299
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,503