# NTSB OAK72DJY04: Pilatus PC6CH2, N152L, Ban Xieng, Laos, April 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1972
- Place: Ban Xieng, Laos · BAN XIENG, Laos
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DJY04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DJY04-201441

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0095   72/4/8    BAN XIENG,LAOS      PILATUS PC6CH2      CR-  1  2  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N152L               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 51, 13687 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        HOURS, 3216 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAN XIENG LOM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAN XIENG,LAOS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        REMARKS- LOW PASS OVER PREVIOUS ACCIDENT SITE.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION LAOTIAN GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N152L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC6CH2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ban Xieng Lom

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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