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| Date: | Wednesday 5 April 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/C-H2 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | N195X |
| MSN: | 593 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tin Bong (LS-90) -
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed on take-off, when the right landing gear contacted a land mine. Two of the passengers were seriously injured.
Sources:
http://www.pc-6.com/history/593.htm
The aircraft of Air America / Dr. Joe F. Leeker
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 August 1971 | N195X | Air America | 1 | Long Tieng (LS-20A) | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2010 12:55 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jun-2015 12:50 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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