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NTSB accident investigation · Pilatus PC6CH2 · Nong Kha, Laos · March 20, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 20, 1972
Place
Nong Kha, Laos · NONG KHA, Laos
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N365FPilatus PC6CH2
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166814

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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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6-0084  72/3/20    NONG KHA,LAOS       PILATUS PC6CH2      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 9500
        TIME - 1305                    N365F               PX-  0  0  4  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NONG KHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHA PHAI,LAOS               NONG KHA,LAOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          SMOKE                                                    LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      235
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           7                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- SHRT STRIP.SWERVED OFF RWY.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION LAOTIAN GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N365F
Reported as
Pilatus PC6CH2
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nong Kha

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.