Douglas DC-3 N55L

14 February 1971 · Phnom Penh, Asia · Fatal

Summary

On 14 February 1971 at about 12:20 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N55L, operated by Air Alliance, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Phnom Penh, Asia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 14 February 1971 at 12:20
Classification: Accident
Location: Phnom Penh, Asia
Nearest airport: Kampot
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
Registration: N55L
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Air Alliance
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Kompong Som, Cambodia
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0069

People

2 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	2	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

INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF CAMBODIA. RENG CAUGHT FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 6-0069, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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