Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Dec 26, 1999 (2 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on December 26, 1999 near Cumiana, Piedmont, Italy with 2 fatalities. Cause: Structural failure in flight...
- Date: December 26, 1999
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Cumiana, Piedmont, Italy
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Structural failure in flight when a wing separated in turbulence, causing the aircraft to break apart. No official investigation report was found.
A Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter on a local skydiving flight for a club at Cumiana broke in two after a wing detached in turbulence. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field. Two of the four people on board were killed and two were injured.