- Date
- February 14, 1971
- Place
- Phnom Penh, CB · PHNOM PENH, Cambodia
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55LDouglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161297
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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 71/2/14 PHNOM PENH,CAMBOD DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1220 N55L PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 49, 15608 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAMPOT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHNOM PENH,CAMBOD KOMPONG SOM,CAMBODIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF CAMBODIA. R ENG CAUGHT FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55L
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kampot
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