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Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/340-H2 Porter in Castelnuovo di Ceva: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1966 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Aer Aosta
Registration:
I-CONA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Albenga - Aosta
MSN:
537
YOM:
1962
Location:
Castelnuovo di Ceva
Piedmont
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Albenga Airport at the end of the afternoon on a return flight to Aosta, carrying seven passengers and the pilot, the Italian politician Corrado Gex. While approaching Castelnuovo di Ceva, weather conditions worsened and the visibility was limited due to low clouds. While cruising at low height, the airplane struck trees and crashed onto a hill, killing all eight occupants.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/340-H2 Porter in Genjem

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Registration:
PK-NPY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
538
YOM:
1964
Location:
Genjem
Special Region of Papua
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Genjem. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6H/H2 Turbo Porter in Terapo

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Registration:
VH-PNF
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Terapo - Terapo
MSN:
580
YOM:
1965
Location:
Terapo
Gulf
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Stalled and crashed shortly after takeoff from Terapo Airstrip while on a local cargo flight. The passenger was slightly injured while the pilot was seriously wounded.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6 Porter on the Glacier des Audannes

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Registration:
HB-FAP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Sion - Glacier des Audannes
MSN:
339
YOM:
1959
Location:
Glacier des Audannes
Valais
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reason, the single engine aircraft crashed upon landing on the Glacier des Audannes located about 14 km north of Sion Airport. While all eight occupants escaped uninjured, the airplane was written off.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/340-H2 Porter in Vientiane

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1963
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Bird & Sons
Registration:
N4227G
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
532
YOM:
1962
Location:
Vientiane
Vientiane (Viengchan) Capital
Country:
Laos
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed and burned near Vientiane. The pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/340 Porter in Barse Dhuri

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1962
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Registration:
9N-AAF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
346
YOM:
1960
Location:
Barse Dhuri
All Nepal
Country:
Nepal
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while carrying people taking part to the investigations on the RNA DC-3 registered 9N-AAH that crashed last August 1st. The airplane was written off and the occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6 Porter on the Mont-Blanc

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1961
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Registration:
HB-FAZ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
343
YOM:
1960
Location:
Mont-Blanc
Haute-Savoie
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
177
Circumstances:
Crashed while taking off from the Dôme Plateau at an altitude of 4,300 meters. The pilot and the passenger were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The airplane was caught by downdraft while taking off and crashed.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6 Porter in Dambusch Pass

Date & Time: May 5, 1960 at 1016 LT
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Swiss Dhaulagiri Expedition
Registration:
HB-FAN
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Dambusch Pass - Pokhara
MSN:
337
YOM:
1959
Location:
Dambusch Pass
Gandaki
Country:
Nepal
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
246
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a supply mission to the Swiss Dhaulagiri Expedition in the Himalaya Mountain Range and was leaving the Dambusch Pass to return to his base at Pokhara when the airplane crashed on takeoff. The right wing and the propeller were bent. While both crew members were uninjured, the airplane was abandoned in situ. Swiss people returned on site (5,200 meters high) in 1998 to recover the airplane that should repatriated in Switzerland. It is believed that a technical issue was the cause of the accident.
Crew:
Ernst Saxer, pilot,
Emil Wick, copilot.
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