Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Apr 17, 2009 (11 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on April 17, 2009 near Mulia, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 11 fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: April 17, 2009
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Mulia, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot likely flew into cloud under visual flight rules, became spatially disoriented and lost control before impact with terrain. Limited route knowledge and reliance on GPS navigation were noted.
A Pilatus Porter charter carrying eleven people, including national election boxes, flew from Ilaga toward Mulia in Papua. It took the direct track over a mountain range where cloud was present, and contact was lost. The wreckage was found on Mount Gergaji at about 12,000 feet, and all occupants were killed.