UNK69X0144

NTSB accident investigation · Pilatus PC-6C · Long Tieng, Laos · August 19, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 19, 1969
Place
Long Tieng, Laos · LONG TIENG, Laos
Injuries
13 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N196XPilatus PC-6C
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157687

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0057  69/8/19  NR.LONG TIENG,LAOS    PILATUS PC-6C       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5874
        TIME - 1700                    N196X               PX- 12  0  0  CTR PASSG-I               TOTAL HOURS, 2242 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LONG TIENG,LAOS              SAM THONG,LAOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF LAOTIAN GOVT. PLT SHOT.

Aircraft

Registration
N196X
Reported as
Pilatus PC-6C
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed

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