Pilatus PC-6C N196X
19 August 1969 · Long Tieng, Asia · Fatal
Summary
On 19 August 1969 at about 17:00 local time, a Pilatus PC-6C registered N196X, operated by Air America, In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Long Tieng, Asia. 13 people were on board and 13 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Tieng, Asia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pilatus PC-6C
- Registration
- N196X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air America, In
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter-Passg-International
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Sam Thong, Laos
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0057
People
13 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
UNDER JURISDICTION OF LAOTIAN GOVT. PLT SHOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pilatus PC-6C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1969 | Pilatus PC-6C | Cam Ranh B, Asia | Air America In | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1969 | Pilatus PC-6C | Sam Thong, Asia | Air America, In | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1968 | Pilatus PC-6C | Hoi An, Asia | Air America In | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1968 | Pilatus PC-6C | Phu Sang Lao, Asia | Air America In | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1968 | Pilatus PC-6C | Vientiane, Asia | Air America In | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1967 | Pilatus PC-6C | Saigon, Asia | Air America In | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1969 | Hughes 500 | Ahmedabad, Asia | Cambata Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-3 | Phan Thiet, Asia | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1969 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Vientiane, Asia | Continental AI | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1969 | Sikorsky S62A | Doha, Asia | World Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1969 | Beechcraft T-34B | Atsugi Nas, Asia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1969 | Pilatus PC-6 | Saigon, Asia | Air America In | Serious injuries | - |