# Accident 19731030042809A: Pilats PC6CH2, Lam Son, October 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1973
- Place: Lam Son
- Airport: Lam Son
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Aircraft: N392R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N392R-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-6/A-H2 (registry code 7090206, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6-a-h2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC6CH2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,853 total, 2,880 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74OJY06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74OJY06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731030042809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF S.VIETNAM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK74OJY06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74OJY06), Oct 30, 1973: Pilatus PC6CH2 (N392R), Lam Son, VM, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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