- Date
- September 26, 1972
- Place
- Lat Khai, Laos · LAT KHAI, Laos
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8513FBell 204B
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169748
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0089 72/9/26 LAT KHAI,LAOS BELL 204B CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1530 N8513F PX- 0 0 8 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 52, 14102 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I 1812 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAT KHAI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG TIENG,LAOS LAT KHAI,LAOS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 72 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 40 2 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- DA 5100FT.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION LAOTIAN GOVT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8513F
- Reported as
- Bell 204B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lat Khai
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Other investigations on N8513F · 2
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