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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1965 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6 Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Aé.C.S. Section du Valais |
| Registration: | HB-FAP |
| MSN: | 339 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Glacier des Audannes -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Sion |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on landing on Wildhorn* glacier. Pilot Bruno Nagnieaud.
Accident investigation:
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|
Sources:
http://www.pc-6.com/history/339.htm
La Stampa 22 August 1965, p5*
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2010 10:24 | TB | Added |
| 24-Sep-2012 10:31 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2016 19:37 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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