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| Date: | Saturday 18 August 2012 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Abalone Parachutisme |
| Registration: | F-GMJG |
| MSN: | 659 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Granville-Bréville (LFRF) (Manche) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Granville-Bréville Airport (GLR/LFRF) |
| (GLR/LFRF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After having performed a parachute drop, the airplane ditched into the sea for unknown reasons. The pilot was rapidly rescued by a boat.
Sources:
http://www.lamanchelibre.fr/granville/depeche-37920-le-pilote-avion-en-sort-indemne-.html
http://www.lamanchelibre.fr/granville/actualite-38023-exclusif-revivez-relevage-du-pilatus.html
http://www.pc-6.com/history/659.htm
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2012 11:23 | breizhman | Added |
| 20-Aug-2012 11:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2012 13:56 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, ] |
| 22-Aug-2012 06:09 | Cedric | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 23-Aug-2012 11:49 | cedric | Updated [Source, ] |
| 20-Sep-2012 09:47 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
| 20-Sep-2012 09:59 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 24-Sep-2012 11:21 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
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