Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Apr 8, 2000 (2 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on April 8, 2000 near Breitscheid, Hesse, Germany with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control on final...
- Date: April 8, 2000
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Breitscheid, Hesse, Germany
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control on final approach after a parachute opened in the cabin and the passenger struck the elevators.
A Pilatus PC-6 operated by Imaginair was on a local skydiving flight. After the pilot returned with one passenger, that passenger's parachute opened inside the cabin during final approach and the passenger was pulled out and struck the elevators. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field short of the runway. The pilot and passenger were killed.