Lao Aviation Flight 703 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Vientiane to Xam Neua, Laos. On 19 October 2000, the Harbin Y-12 II crashed into a mountain 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the airport due to pilot error. At least eight passengers died, including citizens from Germany, Singapore, and South Africa, while seven passengers and two crew members survived but were injured.[1][2][3][4] The crash was the fourth fatal crash involving the airline in the previous ten years, and the second in four months.[5][6]

Lao Aviation Flight 703

A Lao Aviation Harbin Y-12 similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date	19 October 2000 (2000-10-19)
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site	12 km from Nathong Airport, Laos
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Harbin Y-12
Operator	Lao Airlines
IATA flight No.	QV703
ICAO flight No.	LAO703
Call sign	LAO 703
Registration	RDPL-34130
Flight origin	Wattay International Airport, Vientiane, Laos
Destination	Nathong Airport, Xam Neua, Houaphan Province, Laos
Occupants	17
Passengers	15
Crew	2
Fatalities	8
Injuries	9
Survivors	9

The search for the crash site was made difficult by low cloud cover and dense smoke in the area. One group of survivors walked from the crash site to a village nearby.[7][8]

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