On 16 October 2013, the ATR 72-600 aircraft operating the flight crashed into the Mekong River near Pakse, killing all 49 people on board.

[1][2][3][4] The investigation report concluded that the probable cause of the accident was the flight crew's failure to properly execute the published missed approach procedure following the aborted landing at Pakse airport.

[10] The weather was reported to be poor at the time of the accident due to the remnants of Typhoon Nari affecting southern Laos.

[10][11] The remaining casualties consisted of seven French nationals, six Australians, five Thais, three South Koreans, three Vietnamese, and one each from China, Taiwan, Malaysia and the United States.

[12] The aircraft's manufacturer ATR and the French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) assisted them.

[7][21] According to the official investigation report, released in November 2014, the accident's probable cause was the flight crew's failure to properly execute the published missed approach procedure, which resulted in the aircraft flying into terrain.

When the flight crew realized that the altitude was too low, the pilot flying over-reacted, which led to a high pitch attitude of 33°.