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NTSB accident investigation · Pilatus PC6CH2 · Bn Xieng Lom, Laos · April 7, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 7, 1972
Place
Bn Xieng Lom, Laos · BN XIENG LOM, Laos
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N359FPilatus PC6CH2
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166815

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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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6-0085   72/4/7    BN XIENG LOM,LAOS   PILATUS PC6CH2      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1635                    N359F               PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            49, 11992 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAN XIENG LOM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAN XIENG LOM,LAOS          NAM TAN,LAOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HISPD PINION THRUST WASHER SEPRTD.ENG EXPLSN.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION LAOTIAN GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N359F
Reported as
Pilatus PC6CH2
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ban Xieng Lom

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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