Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Jul 29, 1987
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on July 29, 1987 near Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland with no fatalities.
- Date: July 29, 1987
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
A Zimex Aviation Pilatus Turbo Porter took off from Grenchen on a skydiving flight with eight jumpers on 29 July 1987. A parachute bag partly opened during a jump and damaged the tail, and the pilot could not reach the airfield. He bailed out at about 300 metres and the aircraft crashed in an open field.