- Date
- August 14, 1969
- Place
- Sam Thong, Laos · SAM THONG, Laos
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8511FBell 204-B
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157752
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0069 69/8/14 NR.SAM THONG,LAOS BELL 204-B CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4404 TIME - 0900 N8511F PX- 1 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 2811 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VIENTIANE,LAOS LONG TIENG,LAOS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF LAOS.M/R MAST FAILED FROM OVERLOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8511F
- Reported as
- Bell 204-B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed