Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Oct 3, 2005
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on October 3, 2005 near DeLand, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot set the...
- Date: October 3, 2005
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: DeLand, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot set the stabilizer trim incorrectly and did not keep adequate airspeed during the initial climb, causing an inadvertent stall. The unused shoulder harness increased the pilot's injuries.
The Turbo Porter was taking off on a skydiving flight with ten people aboard when its nose pitched up, and it stalled about 50 to 100 feet above the runway. It fell back and hit the runway left wing low and nose down. The pilot was injured and had not fastened his shoulder harness.