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| Date: | Thursday 5 May 1960 |
| Time: | 10:16 LT |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6 Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Dhaulagiri Expedition |
| Registration: | HB-FAN |
| MSN: | 377 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dambuschpass, Himalaya -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dambuschpass |
| Pokhara | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The ski equipped Porter "Yeti" suffered a take-off accident at 5200 m altitude and abandoned. Pilot Ernst Saxer and co-pilot/mechanic Emil Wick unhurt
Sources:
http://www.pc-6.com/history/337.htm
http://www.eiselinsport.de/yeti.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2009 10:30 | RATONBIB | Updated |
| 08-Nov-2010 13:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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