Porter PC-6A N285L
28 July 1967 · Tra Bong, Asia · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1967 at about 09:58 local time, a Porter PC-6A registered N285L, operated by Air America In, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tra Bong, Asia. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tra Bong, Asia
- Nearest airport
- Tra Bong
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Porter PC-6A
- Registration
- N285L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air America In
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Cargo-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF VIETNAM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 22 Jun 1967 | McDonnell Douglas RF4C | Saigon, Asia | US Air Force | Fatal | 7 |
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