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| Date: | Sunday 5 January 1969 |
| Time: | 18:24 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Air Services (CASI) |
| Registration: | N522C |
| MSN: | TC-415 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phon Sa Subdistrict Tha Bor District Nong Khai Province -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Udorn |
| Ventiane |
investigation under jurisdiction of govt of laos.
Crashed into electricity pylon near Pone sa village, Tha Bor District Nong Khai Province.The two crew and two on ground killed, one seriously injured. One of those killed in the plane crash was US Army Colonel {retired] Dr Jon Price Evans a CIA Medical officer
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
AIR AMERICA - COOPERATION WITH OTHER AIRLINES by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
Thai Aviation
Dr Evans memorial Find a grave /CIA Memorial Wall
https://www.scribd.com/document/148710354/Thai-Air-Accidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 12:00 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 20-Dec-2018 12:07 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Source, ] |
| 20-Jul-2021 15:43 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2021 15:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Jun-2023 08:23 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 27-Oct-2023 07:38 | Nieman | Updated |
| 03-Mar-2025 11:39 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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