# Accident 19740428013609A: Dhav DHC6*, S.Phou Koun, April 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1974
- Place: S.Phou Koun
- Airport: Sala Phou Koun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N389EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389EX-1974-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,200 total, 290 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DJY08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DJY08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740428013609A

## Narrative

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

UN STOP ON SHORT STRIP. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF LAOS.

## 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 OAK74DJY08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DJY08), Apr 28, 1974: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N389EX), S.Phou Koun, Laos, 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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