The crashed plane has been found; all three pilots are dead.

Information reported to the command center located at the Chau Pha Commune People's Committee indicated that the crashed plane had been found in a ravine near the summit of Kim Lien Mountain in Dinh Mountain. The fuselage and tail of the plane were severed; all three pilots had perished.

At approximately 11:30 AM today (October 19th), the wreckage of the EC130-T2 helicopter was found in the Bao Quan area, Dinh Mountain. From this location, Kim Lien Pagoda is the closest point to the wreckage. Currently, the Ministry of National Defense has sealed off the site to allow relevant forces to carry out the next steps.

The plane crashed on Bao Quan mountain, more than 500 meters above sea level, in Chau Pha commune, Tan Thanh district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. Information from the scene indicates that the three pilots on board were thrown in three different directions and perished. The aircraft was severely damaged.

The three pilots on the military plane that crashed in Vung Tau. From left to right: Captain Duong Le Minh, Lieutenant Nguyen Van Tung, and Lieutenant pilot Dang Dinh Duy.

The search and rescue operation for the EC 130 helicopter that crashed in Vung Tau officially began early this morning (October 19). Forces including police, border guards, and soldiers have been divided into small groups (5 people per group) to search the mountains for the missing aircraft.

The touching story of Captain Duong Le Minh's family, a flight instructor at the Flight Training Center (Vietnam Helicopter Corporation), was shared in Khanh Hoa newspaper: His family will never forget April 29, 2005. That was the day his father, Lieutenant Colonel Duong Van Thanh, former Deputy Commander of Regiment 910, Hero of the People's Armed Forces, passed away while on flight training duty.

Captain Minh recalled: “Back then, I was also a pilot trainee at the Air Force Officer School. Hearing the news of my father's death while on duty, the whole family was devastated. At that time, my mother didn't want me to follow in my father's footsteps as a pilot. However, the image of my father, a pilot who was ready to sacrifice his life to protect the peace of the nation, became my motivation and pride, driving me to strive to become a pilot.”

According to VOV