OAK69O0016

NTSB accident investigation · Porter PC-6C · Saigon, VM · December 18, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 18, 1968
Place
Saigon, VM · SAIGON, Vietnam
Injuries
1 fatal, 4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N394RPorter PC-6C
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191442

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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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6-0075  68/12/18   SAIGON,SO VIETNAM   PORTER PC-6C        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6334
        TIME - 1048                    N394R               PX-  1  0  3  CTR PASSG-I               TOTAL HOURS, 511 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAN THO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.

Aircraft

Registration
N394R
Reported as
Porter PC-6C
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Can Tho

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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