Lop Buri - Lop Buri

On January 6, 1973 at 12:00 AM, Lop Buri - Lop Buri experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Royal Thai Air Force - Kong Thap Akat Thai, with the event recorded near Lop Buri AFB Lop Buri (<U+0E25><U+0E1E><U+0E1A><U+0E38><U+0E23><U+0E35>).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew (a Thai pilot under supervision and a US instructor) departed Lop Buri AFB for a local training mission. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a rice paddy field located in Khok Krathiam, few km west of the airbase. Both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration JTh2-8/15, MSN 2059, year of manufacture 1972.