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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1987 |
| Time: | 15:35 LT |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Zimex Aviation |
| Registration: | HB-FIM |
| MSN: | 741 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Grenchen, SO -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Grenchen (LSZG) |
| Grenchen (LSZG) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed after damage caused by parachute opening inside the aircraft and touched the elevator making the aircraft uncontrolable. The pilot jumped out of the aircraft and landed safely. The aircraft crashed in a field near Grenchen.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1275.pdf
http://www.pc-6.com/history/741.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Nov-2010 13:43 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2010 11:03 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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