Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Nov 12, 1997 (5 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on November 12, 1997 near Boltigen, Bern, Switzerland with 5 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: November 12, 1997
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Boltigen, Bern, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during descent in marginal weather; no technical anomalies were found on the aircraft.
A Swiss Air Force Pilatus PC-6 on a liaison flight from Payerne to Sankt Stephan during a military exercise flew into terrain near Boltigen in marginal weather. It came to rest against a tree, and impact and post-crash fire destroyed it. All five occupants were killed.