Three Russian nationals belonging to the air crew are help by soldiers after a cargo plan crashed in Kandal province, 18 km (11 miles) west of Phnom Penh, late October 17, 2007. A cargo plane flying between Cambodia and Singapore disappeared from radar late on Wednesday, leading officials to believe it had crashed. Further details, such as the number of people on board or the plane's cargo, were not immediately available. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Rescue teams in front of a cargo plane that crash-landed in a rice field, some 25 kilometers west of Phnom Penh. The crash that injured three of its five Russian crew, sparked a probe Thursday into the airline's second accident in five months (AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy) PHNOM PENH (AFP) - A cargo plane crash-landed in a flooded rice field near Phnom Penh injuring three of its five Russian crew, sparking a probe Thursday into the airline's second accident in five months.
The Russian-made Antonov-12 had just taken off bound for Singapore with a shipment of garments when it came down late Wednesday, aviation officials said.
"One of the crew is seriously injured with a broken leg and hurt hand," Mao Havannal, chief of Cambodia's Civil Aviation Authority, said.
Civil Aviation security chief Sith Sakal said the aircraft's flight data recorder had been recovered and would be analysed to try to determine why the plane came down.
He said the plane was operated by PMT Air, which in June experienced Cambodia's deadliest air crash in a decade when a charter aircraft carrying 22 people, mostly South Korean tourists, crashed into a mountain, killing all on board.
Pilot error is thought to be the cause of that accident.
PMT, which runs flights between Phnom Penh and some provincial capitals, has now had at least five accidents or in-flight emergencies over the past two years.
In previous mishaps, engine failure forced a plane to turn back mid-flight, while another plane ran off the runway as it landed because it was overloaded with passengers, officials said at the time.
The Russian-made Antonov-12 had just taken off bound for Singapore with a shipment of garments when it came down late Wednesday, aviation officials said.
"One of the crew is seriously injured with a broken leg and hurt hand," Mao Havannal, chief of Cambodia's Civil Aviation Authority, said.
Civil Aviation security chief Sith Sakal said the aircraft's flight data recorder had been recovered and would be analysed to try to determine why the plane came down.
He said the plane was operated by PMT Air, which in June experienced Cambodia's deadliest air crash in a decade when a charter aircraft carrying 22 people, mostly South Korean tourists, crashed into a mountain, killing all on board.
Pilot error is thought to be the cause of that accident.
PMT, which runs flights between Phnom Penh and some provincial capitals, has now had at least five accidents or in-flight emergencies over the past two years.
In previous mishaps, engine failure forced a plane to turn back mid-flight, while another plane ran off the runway as it landed because it was overloaded with passengers, officials said at the time.
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