ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 10725
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 1972 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/C-H2 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | N152L |
| MSN: | 554 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ban Xieng Lom (LS-69) -
 Laos
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Ban Xieng Lom(LS-69) |
| local | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit tree and crashed during low pass over previous accident site. Pilot Leonard I. Wiehrdt (51) killed, two others serious injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.pc-6.com/history/554.htm
Air America
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Nov-2010 14:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2012 13:24 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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