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Lao Aviation Flight 703

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Lao Aviation Flight 703
RDPL-34130, the Harbin Y-12 involved in the accident
Accident
Date19 October 2000 (2000-10-19)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site12 km from Sam Neua Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeHarbin Y-12
OperatorLao Airlines
IATA flight No.QV703
ICAO flight No.LAO703
Call signLAO 703
RegistrationRDPL-34130
Flight originSam Neua Airport, Houaphan Province, Laos
DestinationWattay International Airport, Vientiane, Laos
Occupants17
Passengers15
Crew2
Fatalities8
Survivors9

Lao Aviation Flight 703 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Sam Neua to Vientiane, Laos. On 19 October 2000, the Harbin Y-12 aircraft operating the flight crashed into the mountain, 12 km (7.5 mi) from Sam Neua Airport, killing eight out of seventeen people on board.