Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Jul 29, 1989 (3 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on July 29, 1989 near La Ferté-Gaucher, Seine-et-Marne, France with 3 fatalities. Cause: Collision with a...
- Date: July 29, 1989
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: La Ferté-Gaucher, Seine-et-Marne, France
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with a parachutist during the skydiving flight. No official investigation finding was located.
A Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter (F-BTCH) operated by a parachute school struck a parachutist during a skydiving flight over La Ferte-Gaucher on 29 July 1989. The aircraft then dove and crashed, killing all three occupants, and it was destroyed.