OAK69O0004

NTSB accident investigation · Pilatus PC-6C · Hoi An, VM · April 21, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 21, 1968
Place
Hoi An, VM · HOI AN, Vietnam
Injuries
1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N394RPilatus PC-6C
Status
Completed · report November 14, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110644

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0020  68/4/21    HOI AN,S.VIETNAM    PILATUS PC-6C       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2740
        TIME - 0820                    N394R               PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 1179 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOI AN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SOUTH VIETNAM. ROUTINE USAID PASSENGER FLIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N394R
Reported as
Pilatus PC-6C
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hoi An

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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