The ATR 72-600 turboprop airliner operated by Lao Airlines which crashed on Wednesday 16 Oct near Pakse (Laos) registered under RDPL-34...
The ATR 72-600 turboprop airliner operated by Lao Airlines which crashed on Wednesday 16 Oct near Pakse (Laos) registered under RDPL-34233, with MSN (Manufacturing Serial Number) 1071, was delivered from the production line in March 2013.
The flight QV301 was operating between Vientiane and Pakse with 44 passengers and 5 crew members on board.
Flight QV301 departed Vientiane for Pakxe at 2:45pm on Wednesday and plunged into the Mekong River just over an hour later while approaching Pakxe airport for landing, after running into bad weather in the wake of Tropical Storm Nari.
Lao Airlines said the aircraft hit "extreme" bad weather while witnesses described seeing the plane buffeted by strong winds.
