# NTSB UNK69X0144: Pilatus PC-6C, N196X, Long Tieng, Laos, August 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1969
- Place: Long Tieng, Laos · LONG TIENG, Laos
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 13 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0057  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N196X-1970-02-03), registration cancelled 1970-02-03, S/N 596 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-6C
- Registry model: [Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-porter-pc-6-c-h2) (registry code 7090214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N196X (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 UNK69X0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0114), Mar 26, 1969: Pilatus PC-6C (N196X), Sam Thong, 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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