Accident Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter HB-FAF, Sunday 3 October 1982
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Date:Sunday 3 October 1982
Time:18:25 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PC6T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter
Owner/operator:Para-Sport-Club Triengen
Registration: HB-FAF
MSN: 516
Year of manufacture:1961
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Triengen (LSPN) -   Switzerland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Parachuting
Departure airport:Triengen (LSPN)
Destination airport:Triengen (LSPN)
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
After all parachutists jumped out of the aircraft the aircraft began to descent. Suddenly the ailerons dismantled and the pilot and a passenger jumped out of the aircraft. Both landed safely, but the Pilatus crashed into a house.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.pc-6.com/history/516.htm
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/1126.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
12-Nov-2010 14:28 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
21-Nov-2010 15:10 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
10-Oct-2013 15:55 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
25-May-2014 19:15 Raven Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
06-Jun-2014 19:22 Raven Updated [Narrative, ]
12-Oct-2024 18:50 Raven Updated [Other fatalities, Source, ]

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