Cessna 208 RDPL-34144

Summary

On 11 April 2009 at about 10:35 local time, a Cessna 208 registered RDPL-34144, operated by Lao Air, was involved in an accident near Vientiane, Laos, Laos. 13 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 April 2009 at 10:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Vientiane, Laos, Laos

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 208

Registration

RDPL-34144

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lao Air

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vientiane, Laos → Samneua, Laos

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR09WA292

Nobody was injured.

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

On April 11, 2009, about 1035 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Cessna 208B, Laos registration RDPL-34144, owned by Helicopters of New Zealand, operated by Lao Air, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Vientiane, Laos. The two pilots and 11 passengers were not injured. Laos investigators reported that during takeoff initial climb the flight crew heard a loud bang and hissing noise from the engine followed by a loss of engine power. The pilot in command observed the engine had shut itself down and the propeller was in the feathered position immediately after the loss of power. The pilot altered course back towards the airport, and was unsuccessful at restarting the engine. Unable to make it back to the airport, the pilot prepared for an off field landing. During landing the airplane bounced twice before coming to rest. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Laos. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Laos. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministry of Public Works and Transport Department of Civil Aviation Wattay International Airport, P.O. Box 119 Vientiane Lao PDR Telephone/Fax: 512163

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.