OAK70O0002

NTSB accident investigation · Pilatus PC-6 · Saigon, VM · December 31, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 31, 1969
Place
Saigon, VM · SAIGON, Vietnam
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N391RPilatus PC-6
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147241

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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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6-0034  69/12/31   SAIGON,SO.VIETNAM   PILATUS PC-6        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0955                    N391R               PX-  0  1  0  NS CTR CARGO              33, 5900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAO LANH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAIGON,SO.VIETNAM           CAO LANH,S VIETNAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.

Aircraft

Registration
N391R
Reported as
Pilatus PC-6
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cao Lanh

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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