Incident Pilatus PC-6/AU-23A Turbo Porter JTh2-20/19,
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Date:Tuesday 5 March 2019
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PC6T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pilatus PC-6/AU-23A Turbo Porter
Owner/operator:Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)
Registration: JTh2-20/19
MSN: F2079
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wat Bang Sala, Khlong Hoi Khong district -   Thailand
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:9th ad hoc air force command in Pattani province
Destination airport:Wing 56 in Khlong Hoi Khong
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The pilot of a Fairchild licence built PC.6/AU23A Turbo Porter made a forced landing in a field after engine failure. The vintage military plane sustained substantial damage. The three occupunts suffered minor injuries.
Note: the RTAF serial is JTh2-20/19 with tailnumber 42079. Ex USAF 74-2079.

Sources:

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/1639594/old-air-force-plane-crashes

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2019 08:45 gerard57 Added
05-Mar-2019 08:46 gerard57 Updated [Narrative]
05-Mar-2019 10:03 gerard57 Updated [Date]
05-Mar-2019 10:08 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn]
05-Mar-2019 10:19 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative]
05-Mar-2019 12:32 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator]
05-Mar-2019 13:00 RobertMB Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative]
05-Mar-2019 13:29 Iceman 29 Updated [Country, Embed code]
05-Mar-2019 13:41 gerard57 Updated [Country, Embed code]
07-May-2021 14:09 rvargast17 Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
23-Jun-2022 12:50 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Embed code]
23-Jun-2022 12:56 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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