Incident Pilatus PC-6/C-H2 Turbo Porter N748N, Saturday 4 January 1969
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Date:Saturday 4 January 1969
Time:11:51
Type:Silhouette image of generic PC6T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pilatus PC-6/C-H2 Turbo Porter
Owner/operator:Air America
Registration: N748N
MSN: 539
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Near Cam Rahn AFB -   Vietnam
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Pleiku
Destination airport:Nha Trang
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched in shallow water after an engine failure.

Accident investigation:
  
Report number: OAK70O0007
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=9143&key=0

Revision history:

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23-Mar-2022 10:02 Cobar Added

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