Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Aug 15, 2002 (1 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on August 15, 2002 near Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, Italy with 1 fatality. Cause: Fatigue damage in the...
- Date: August 15, 2002
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, Italy
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fatigue damage in the right wing attachment structure, undetected over time, led to wing separation and loss of control.
A Pilatus Porter on a skydiving flight from Massa-Cinquale carried ten jumpers and a pilot. After the jump, the aircraft became unstable during descent and crashed into the sea off Forte dei Marmi. The investigation attributed the loss of control to a fatigue-related failure of the right wing attachment, and the pilot died.