Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Aug 9, 2008 (1 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on August 9, 2008 near Ndundu, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: August 9, 2008
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Ndundu, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot continued into cloud on a VFR flight across the pass and did not keep the aircraft clear of terrain, according to the KNKT investigation.
A Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter operated by Associated Mission Aviation was flying a VFR cargo flight from Wamena toward the Ndundu Pass. The pilot continued into cloud over the pass without keeping visual conditions and the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed, and the wreckage was found after the emergency locator signal was heard.