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NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DHC-6 · Bouam Long, Laos · February 6, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 6, 1972
Place
Bouam Long, Laos · BOUAM LONG, Laos
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N774MDehavilland DHC-6
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201429

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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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6-0082   72/2/6    BOUAM LONG,LAOS     DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  4  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1351                    N774M               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      38, 10200 TOTAL HOURS, 75
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-I        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOUAM LONG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAN XON,LAOS                BOUAM LONG,LAOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          SMOKE                                                    RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- EXT TURB.T/D 24FT SHRT.GUSTS 20K.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION LAOTIAN GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N774M
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-6
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bouam Long