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| Date: | Wednesday 12 November 1997 |
| Time: | 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2M Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | V-630 |
| MSN: | 747 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Boltingen, BE -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LSMP |
| LSTS |
Crashed during exercise at Sankt Stephan, S of Boltingen in the Obersimmental. Hit trees in poor visibility. All five occupants were killed. Aircraft was on the way from Payerne - LSMP to St. Stephan - LSTS.
Sources:
http://www.pc-6.com/history/747.htm
http://www.swissinfo.ch/
http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/swissbasis03d.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Nov-2010 13:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2010 13:39 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Apr-2011 11:02 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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