Cargo Plane Crash Lands in Cambodia
10.19.2007 by Piseth - 1 CommentPosted in News
A cargo plan disappeared from radar on Wednesday night and crash in just about 20 kilometers shortly after taking off from the airport in Phnom Penh. The flight was between Cambodia and Singapore.
According to the local news, the crews and people on board were sent to the calmet hospital. The russian made cargo plane is the Antonov AN-12 — a four-engine turboprop transport aircraft . There were 5 crew on the board. The plane crashed was because of the engine stopped working. It did not gave enough time for the crew to manage landing.
The cargo plane was carrying more than 11 tons of cargo crashed on the rice field. Two of five crews were injured at that time. The value damage were still on estimation.
This is the second plane crash in cambodia this year.