Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Jun 14, 1989
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on June 14, 1989 near Lyon-Corbas, Rhône, France with no fatalities. Cause: Incorrect elevator trim...
- Date: June 14, 1989
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Lyon-Corbas, Rhône, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Incorrect elevator trim setting, with a stall after the pilot reduced power; the flight was not prepared according to published procedures.
A Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter (F-GDCT) carrying nine skydivers and a pilot stalled shortly after takeoff from Lyon Corbas on 14 June 1989 and crashed near the runway end. All ten occupants were uninjured, but the aircraft was destroyed.