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tail wheel of N198X was damaged upon landing at Huai Fuang (T-549); repaired
(XOXO of 11 Oct. 66, in: UTD/Hickler/B26F16); a photo is preserved in:
UTD/Hickler/B33; the landing gear, the prop, the left wing and the fuselage bottom
were damaged upon landing at Sam Meun (T-545) on 7 November 66; repaired at a
cost of $ 23,400 and returned to service on 29 November 66 (XOXO of 7 Nov. 66, in:
UTD/Hickler/B26F16; Minutes ExCom-AACL/AAM of 22 November 66, in:
UTD/CIA/B8F1 and of 23 May 67, in: UTD/CIA/B8F2); on 11 December 66, N198X
had a minor accident; repaired (XOXO of 12 Dec. 66, in: UTD/Hickler/B26F16); on 6
June 67, a USAF C-47 taxied into the rudder of N198X, which was parked at Ubol
(T-19); repaired (XOXO of 6 June 67, in: UTD/Hickler/B26F16); during the landing
rollout at Ban Khae Don (T-311), Thailand, a water buffalo calf ran into the right
horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft and damaged it on 22 December 67 (XOXO of 22
Dec. 67, in: UTD/Hickler/B25F8; Accident report, in: UTD/Hickler/B24F3); repaired;
assigned to contract AID-493-66 for use out of Bangkok, but actually operated out of
Sakon Nakhon (T-38) in May 68, called thru 30 June 68 (Aircraft status as of 1 May
68, in: UTD/Herd/B2); assigned to contract AID/VN-41 for use out of Saigon 16-30
June 69 and 16-31 August 69 (F.O.C. of 15 June 69, in: UTD/Hickler/B8F7B; F.O.C.
of 15 August 69, in: UTD/Hickler/B1F1); in use out of Saigon at least between 20
April 71 and 24 July 71 (Saigon daily flight schedules, in: UTD/Hickler/B8F1); in use
out of Saigon at least between 20 April 71 and 24 July 71 (Saigon daily flight
schedules, in: UTD/Hickler/B8F1); assigned to contract AID/VN-100 for use out of
Saigon 1-31 July 71 (F.O.Circulars of 1 July 71 and 15 July 71, in:
UTD/Hickler/B8F7B); on 5 December 72, a small fire started on the engine of
N198X, which was parked at Tan Son Nhut (V-01) during a rocket attack; the fire was
soon extinguished (XOXO of 5 Dec. 72, in: UTD/Hickler/B27F2); still assigned to
contract AID/VN-100 at least 16-30 April 73 (F.O.C. of 16 April 73, in:
UTD/Kaufman/B1F14); in use out of Saigon on 26 December 73 (Saigon daily flight
schedule of 26 Dec. 73, in: UTD/Dexter/F1); still assigned to contract AID/VN-100
for use out of Saigon 1 November-31 December 73 (F.O.Circular of 1 November 73
and 1 December 73, in: UTD/Hickler/ B8F7C); assigned to contract AID-SAC-1029
for use out of Saigon at least 1-28 February 74 (F.O.C. of 1 Feb. 74, in:
UTD/CIA/B51F21); still assigned to contract AID-SAC-1029 for use out of Saigon 1
April-31 May 74 (F.O.Circulars of 1 April 74 and 1 May 74, in:
UTD/Hickler/B8F7C).
Fate: boxed and shipped out of Saigon on 22 April 75 (Report dated 28 May 75, in:
UTD/CIA/B18F7; undated report by Boyd D. Mesecher, in: UTD/CIA/B17F4); sold
to Omni Aircraft Sales, Washington, DC, on 19 June 75 (Letter by Clyde S. Carter
dated 28 October 75, in: UTD/CIA/B56F2); although originally destined for New
Orleans, LA, it was taken over in the port of Brooklyn, New York, in June 75; arrived
at New York on 20 June 75 and officially sold there the same day at $ 75,000 (Air
America, owned aircraft as of 30 September 75, in: UTD/CIA/B56F1); registered to
Omni on 10 July 75 (Letters by Paul C. Velte dated 19 June 75 and by Clyde S. Carter
dated 28 October 75, in: UTD/CIA/B17F4); returned to Pilatus, Stans, in crates, on 27
August 75; the registration was cancelled on 12 July 77; ordered by the Sudan Air
Force, but not taken up; sold to the National Agriculture Organization of Sudan,
Khartoum, as ST-AGY in July 77, registered on 31 August 77; written off at Pipe
Line Boster Station, 100 miles SW of Port Sudan, on 28 September 77 ; the CofA
expired in 1978; the registration was cancelled on 25 August 86.
Pilatus PC-6C/H-2 N199X 601 19 Aug. 66 N199X of Fairchild Hiller