Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Aug 28, 2003
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on August 28, 2003 near Vigo Park, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of propeller...
- Date: August 28, 2003
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Vigo Park, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of propeller pitch control for reasons that could not be determined.
A Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, registered N394R, lost propeller pitch control in cruise after reported turbulence. The airplane descended at a very steep angle, and the pilot bailed out and landed by parachute before the aircraft hit the ground. No mechanical anomaly was found on the wreckage.