Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Aug 20, 1965
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on August 20, 1965 near Glacier des Audannes Valais, Switzerland with no fatalities. Cause: A lower than...
- Date: August 20, 1965
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Glacier des Audannes Valais, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A lower than normal approach made by the pilot in fog to get below the cloud layer, according to the Swiss official report dated 19 November 1965.
A Pilatus Porter was landing seven passengers on the Glacier des Audannes near Sion in fog. The pilot made a lower than normal approach to get below the cloud layer, and the aircraft crashed on landing. All eight people aboard escaped uninjured, but the aircraft was written off.