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| Date: | Friday 24 December 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/C-H2 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | N197X |
| MSN: | 597 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Long Tieng (LS-20A) -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Long Tieng (LS-20A) |
Taxied into rubber fuel drum. Intense fire erupted, destroying the Porter and the Air America Fairchild C-123K Provider (cn 20062) "613" (54-0613)
Sources:
http://www.pc-6.com/history/597.htm
NTSB (damaged by small arms fire; Ta Vieng; 30.9.67)
The aircraft of Air America
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2010 15:26 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Nov-2010 12:42 | TB | Updated |
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