# NTSB OAK74OJY06: Pilatus PC6CH2, N392R, Lam Son, VM, October 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1973
- Place: Lam Son, VM · LAM SON, Vietnam
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74OJY06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74OJY06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0071  73/10/30   LAM SON,S.VIETNAM   PILATUS PC6CH2      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 8853
        TIME - 1155                    N392R               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2880 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAM SON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIEN HOA,S.VIETNAM          LAM SON,S.VIETNAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF S.VIETNAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N392R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N392R-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 530, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC6CH2
- Registry model: [Pilatus PC-6/A-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6-a-h2) (registry code 7090206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lam Son

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731030042809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731030042809A), Oct 30, 1973: Pilats PC6CH2, Lam Son, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of s.vietnam.

## Other investigations on N392R (1)

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 UNK67X0122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0122), Apr 9, 1967: Pilatus PC-6C (N392R), Moung Mounge, Laos, 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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