XW-PFR

On May 7, 1973 at 12:00 AM, XW-PFR experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Continental Air Services, with the event recorded near Sam Neua Houaphan Province.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While flying at low height on a charter flight, the single engine airplane was hit by ground fire. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and it appears that all seven occupants were captured.

Aircraft reference details include registration XW-PFR, MSN 668, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.4125°, 104.0483°.