Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Aug 19, 1969 (13 killed)

Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on August 19, 1969 near Long Tieng Xieng Khouang Province, Laos with 13 fatalities.

Five minutes after departing Long Tieng on a charter flight to Sam Thong, the Air America Pilatus Porter performed an erratic manoeuvre during the climb and crashed into a hillside. A post crash fire destroyed the aircraft.

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