Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Sep 22, 2011 (3 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on September 22, 2011 near Yahatma, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 3 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: September 22, 2011
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Yahatma, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot descended into marginal weather that was worse than he perceived, with less room than the weather minimum for the route required.
A Yajasi Aviation Pilatus Porter flying VFR from Pagai to Wamena descended from 10,000 ft to get through an area of weather that looked marginal. It struck trees and the ground in mountains near Pass Valley airstrip. All three people on board died.