Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/A-H2 Turbo Porter in Cluny
Date & Time:
Dec 15, 1975
Registration:
F-BRPJ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nevers - Chambéry
MSN:
552
YOM:
1963
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Nevers on a ferry flight to Chambéry where the aircraft should follow a maintenance program by the Air Alpes facilities. En route, weather conditions deteriorated with limited visibility and low clouds. While cruising under VFR mode, he elected to divert to a local aerodrome when the single engine airplane struck the top of a snow covered mountain located near Cluny. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was slightly injured.
Probable cause:
The decision of the pilot to continue under VFR mode into adverse weather conditions (IMC conditions).
