# NTSB OAK72DJY17: Pilatus PC6CH2, N365F, Nong Kha, Laos, March 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1972
- Place: Nong Kha, Laos · NONG KHA, Laos
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DJY17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DJY17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0084  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N365F-1979-04-17), registration cancelled 1979-04-17, S/N 2022 (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: Nong Kha

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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