Plane Crash List

Porter PC-6C N394R

18 December 1968 · Saigon, Asia · Fatal

Summary

On 18 December 1968 at about 10:48 local time, a Porter PC-6C registered N394R, operated by Air America In, was involved in an accident during static near Saigon, Asia. 5 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 10:48
Classification
Accident
Location
Saigon, Asia
Nearest airport
Can Tho
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Porter PC-6C
Registration
N394R
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Air America In
Operating rule
Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight
Charter-Passg-International
Phase of flight
Static
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0075

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 1 0 0 4

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

INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Porter PC-6C accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
30 Sep 1967 Porter PC-6C
N197X
Ta Vieng, Asia
no coordinates
Air America In Serious injuries -

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
24 Jun 1968 Bombardier CL-44
N6035A
Saigon, Asia
no coordinates
Airlift International, Inc. No injuries -
13 Jun 1968 Boeing 707
N798PA
Calcutta, Asia
no coordinates
Pan American World Airways, Inc. Fatal 6
25 Jan 1968 Boeing 707
N427PA
Kandahar, Asia
no coordinates
Pan American World Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
4 Apr 1968 Dornier D0-28
N9185X
Nui Sap, Asia
no coordinates
Continental AI No injuries -
25 Nov 1968 Curtiss-Wrt C-46D
N1386N
Savannakht, Asia
no coordinates
Air America In Fatal 26
2 Jun 1968 Hiller FH1100
N526FH
Vientiane, Asia
no coordinates
Continental AI No injuries -

All 136 records in Asia