Narrative:
An Air America Pilatus PC-6 Porter, N197X taxied into a rubber fuel drum. Leaking fuel ignited and burnt down N197X and C-123K "613", which was unloading the fuel; both aircraft were destroyed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 24 December 1971 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123K Provider |
| Operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | 613 |
| MSN: | 20062 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Long Tieng Airstrip ( Laos)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Long Tieng Airstrip, Laos |
An Air America Pilatus PC-6 Porter, N197X taxied into a rubber fuel drum. Leaking fuel ignited and burnt down N197X and C-123K "613", which was unloading the fuel; both aircraft were destroyed.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. LeekerPhotos
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