# NTSB OAK70O0007: Pilatus PC-6C, N748N, Cam Ranh B, VM, January 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1969
- Place: Cam Ranh B, VM · CAM RANH B, Vietnam
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70O0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70O0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0033   69/1/4  NR.CAM RANH B,S.VIET  PILATUS PC-6C       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2656
        TIME - 1151                    N748N               PX-  0  0  1  CTR CARGO-I               TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLEIKU,S.VIET               NHA TRANG,S.VIET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SOUTH VIETNAM. DITCHED IN SHALLOW WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N748N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748N-1979-04-17), registration cancelled 1979-04-17, S/N 539 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-6C
- Registry model: [Pilatus PC-6-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6-h2) (registry code 7090110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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