# NTSB OAK72DJY02: Pilatus PC6CH2, N359F, Bn Xieng Lom, Laos, April 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1972
- Place: Bn Xieng Lom, Laos · BN XIENG LOM, Laos
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DJY02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DJY02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N359F-1979-04-16), registration cancelled 1979-04-16, S/N 2017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC6CH2
- Registry model: [Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/C-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-c-h2) (registry code 3375014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ban Xieng Lom

## Other investigations on N359F (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK69O0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69O0006), May 25, 1968: Pilatus PC-6C (N359F), Vientiane, Laos, 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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