# NTSB OAK72DJY18: Pilatus PC6-H2, N391R, Song Lai, Laos, March 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1972
- Place: Song Lai, Laos · SONG LAI, Laos
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DJY18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DJY18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0023  72/3/21    SONG LAI,LAOS       PILATUS PC6-H2      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 9800
        TIME - 1635                    N391R               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONG LAI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAN XON,LAOS                SONG LAI,LAOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- HIT STUMP. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF LAOS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N391R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391R-1973-01-16), registration cancelled 1973-01-16, S/N 519 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC6-H2
- Registry model: [Pilatus PC-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6) (registry code 7090102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Song Lai

## Other investigations on N391R (2)

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.

- [NTSB OAK72DJY06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DJY06), Apr 24, 1972: Pilatus PC6CH2 (N391R), Nyot Mo, Laos, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB OAK70O0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70O0002), Dec 31, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (N391R), Saigon, VM, substantial damage

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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