OAK69O0012

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-A55 · Vientiane, Laos · January 5, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 5, 1969
Place
Vientiane, Laos · VIENTIANE, Laos
Injuries
2 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N522CBeech 95-A55
Status
Completed · report April 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191288

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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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6-0002   69/1/5    VIENTIANE,LAOS      BEECH 95-A55        CR-  1  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1824                    N522C               PX-  1  1  0  CTR PASSG-I               AGE 45, 4062 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1512 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF LAOS.

Aircraft

Registration
N522C
Reported as
Beech 95-A55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.