Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Jun 24, 1993 (3 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on June 24, 1993 near Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley, Vaupés, Colombia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: June 24, 1993
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley, Vaupés, Colombia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined by an official report. The database attributes the accident to the aircraft being too low on approach in poor visibility.
A SATENA Pilatus Turbo Porter on a flight from Taraira to Mitu was descending into Mitu in bad weather with poor visibility. On final the aircraft was too low, it struck trees short of the runway and all three occupants were killed.