# NTSB OAK73DJY06: Cessna 172, Savannakhet, Laos, July 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1972
- Place: Savannakhet, Laos · SAVANNAKHET, Laos
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DJY06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DJY06

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0054  72/7/18    SAVANNAKHET,LAOS    BEECH 95-A55        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 11907
        TIME - 0822                    N4681               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 4236 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAKHET L-39
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIENTIAN,LAOS               SAVANNAKHET,LAOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-FOREIGN MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL                       TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT     CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- CONTINENTA AIR SERVIC OVERTOOK RLAF T-41 TRAINERON DOWNWIND. T-41 REPORTED AS ABOUT TO TURN FINAL
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0054  72/7/18    SAVANNAKHET,LAOS    CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0822                    0067                PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAKHET L-39
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-FOREIGN MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL                       TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT     CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- NO DATA AVAILABLE ON C-172 (T-41) OR PILOT. BEECH OVERTOOK  T-41 DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 22.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: 0067 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Savannakhet L-39

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N4681](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4681-2014-10-09), registration cancelled 2014-10-09, S/N TC-309, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Savannakhet L-39

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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